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Hedy Schlunegger

1923 - 2003

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Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger (10 March 1923 – 5 July 2003) was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1948 Winter Olympics, Hedy Schlunegger was the first Olympic Gold medalist in Lady's Downhill skiing. After her success in skiing, Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger and her husband managed a sporting goods store in Grindelwald. Olympic medalist Martina Schild is her granddaughter. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hedy Schlunegger is the 90th most popular skier (down from 42nd in 2019), the 537th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 410th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swiss Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Hedy Schlunegger ranks 90 out of 817. Before her are Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Therese Johaug, Toini Pöysti, Heinrich Messner, Toini Gustafsson, and Stig Sollander. After her are Franco Nones, Nils Östensson, Narve Bonna, Ivica Kostelić, Primož Ulaga, and Phil Mahre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Hedy Schlunegger ranks 336. Before her are Jim Marshall, Jean Stapleton, Somnath Sharma, Gösta Löfgren, Oskar Fischer, and Latifa al-Zayyat. After her are Otar Korkia, Mother Angelica, Hassan Ali Mansur, Eduardo Lourenço, Cesare Rubini, and Donald Nicol. Among people deceased in 2003, Hedy Schlunegger ranks 257. Before her are Stellan Nilsson, Charles P. Kindleberger, Jürgen Möllemann, Gunnar Johansson, Bruno Boni, and Béla Kárpáti. After her are Donald Nicol, Pierre Graber, Bruno Heim, Sydney Lassick, Anita Borg, and Viguen.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Hedy Schlunegger ranks 537 out of 1,015. Before her are Pipilotti Rist (1962), Walter Wild (1872), Hans Gerschwiler (1920), Ueli Steck (1976), Gaudenzio Marconi (1841), and Frank Séchehaye (1907). After her are Arnold Henry Guyot (1807), Haris Seferović (1992), Louis Ruchonnet (1834), Adolf Spinnler (1879), Alfred Kleiner (1849), and Eugen Huber (1849).

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Among SKIERS In Switzerland

Among skiers born in Switzerland, Hedy Schlunegger ranks 9. Before her are Madeleine Berthod (1931), Vreni Schneider (1964), Renée Colliard (1933), Yvonne Rüegg (1938), Marie-Theres Nadig (1954), and Walter Steiner (1951). After her are Simon Ammann (1981), Heini Hemmi (1949), Antoinette Meyer (1920), Erika Hess (1962), Edy Reinalter (1920), and Didier Cuche (1974).

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