Cerstin Schmidt

Cerstin Schmidt
Medal record
Center
Schmidt (seated) in 1987.
Women's Luge
Competitor for  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze 1988 Calgary Women's singles
World Championships
Gold 1987 Igls Women's singles
Silver 1981 Hammarstrand Women's singles
Silver 1985 Oberhof Women's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold 1984-85 Women's singles
Gold 1986-87 Women's singles
Silver 1985-86 Women's singles
European Championships
Gold 1986 Hammarstrand Women's singles
Silver 1988 Königssee Mixed team
Bronze 1984 Olang Women's singles
Bronze 1988 Königssee Women's singles
Ute Oberhoffner (left), Birgit Görlitzer and Cerstin Schmidt (right) in Oberhofen, October 18, 1986

Cerstin Schmidt (born 5 March 1963 in Zwickau, Saxony) is an East German luger who competed during the mid to late 1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Schmidt also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (1987) and two silvers (1981, 1985). She also won four medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with one gold (Women's singles: 1986), one silver (Mixed team: 1988), and two bronzes (Women's singles: 1984, 1988).

Schmidt won the overall Luge World Cup title in the women's singles twice (1984-5, 1986-7).

References

v · World champions in women's singles luge.
1955: Karla Kienzl (AUT) * 1957: Maria Isser (AUT) * 1958: Maria Semczyszak (POL) * 1959: Elly Lieber (AUT) * 1960: Maria Isser (AUT) * 1961: Elisabeth Nagele (SUI) * 1962: Ilse Geisler (GDR) * 1963: Ilse Geisler (GDR) * 1965: Ortrun Enderlein (GDR) * 1967: Ortrun Enderlein (GDR) * 1969: Petra Tierlich (GDR) * 1970: Barbara Piecha (POL) * 1971: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG) * 1973: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1974: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1975: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1977: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1978: Vera Zozula (URS) * 1979: Melitta Sollmann (GDR) * 1981: Melitta Sollmann (GDR) * 1983: Steffi Martin (GDR) * 1985: Steffi Martin (GDR) * 1987: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1989: Susi Erdmann (GDR) * 1990: Gabriele Kohlisch (GDR) * 1991: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1993: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1995: Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) * 1996: Jana Bode (GER) * 1997: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1999: Sonja Wiedemann (GER) * 2000: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2001: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2003: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2005: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2007: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2008: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2009: Erin Hamlin (USA) * 2011: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
v · European champions in women's singles luge.
1914: Anna Skoda (BOH)  • 1928: Hilde Raupach (GER)  • 1929: Lotte Embacher (GER)  • 1934: Hanni Fink (TCH)  • 1935: Hanni Fink (TCH)  • 1937: Titti Maartmann (NOR)  • 1938: Friedel Tietze (GER)  • 1939: Friedel Tietze (GER)  • 1951: Karla Kienzl (AUT)  • 1952: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1953: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1954: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1955: Maria Isser (AUT)  • 1956: Elly Lieber (AUT)  • 1962: Irena Pawełczyk (POL)  • 1967: Christina Schmuck (FRG)  • 1970: Anna-Maria Müller (GDR)  • 1971: Erika Lechner (ITA)  • 1972: Ute Rührold (GDR)  • 1973: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1974: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1975: Margit Schumann (GDR)  • 1976: Vera Zozula (URS)  • 1977: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)  • 1978: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)  • 1979: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)  • 1980: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)  • 1982: Bettina Schmidt (GDR)  • 1984: Monika Auer (ITA)  • 1986: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)  • 1988: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR)  • 1990: Susi Erdmann (GDR)  • 1992: Susi Erdmann (GER)  • 1994: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA)  • 1996: Jana Bode (GER)  • 1998: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2000: Sylke Otto (GER)  • 2002: Sylke Otto (GER)  • 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2006: Silke Kraushaar (GER)  • 2008: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)  • 2010: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
v · World Cup champions in women's singles luge
1977-8: Regina König (FRG) * 1978-9: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1979-80: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1980-1: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1981-2: Vera Zozula (URS) * 1982-3: Ute Weiss (GDR) * 1983-4: (tie) Steffi Martin (GDR) & Bettina Schmidt (GDR) * 1984-5: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1985-6: Marie-Louise Rainer (ITA) * 1986-7: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1987-8: Yuliya Antipova (URS) * 1988-9: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR) * 1989-90: Yuliya Antipova (URS) * 1990-1: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1991-2: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1992-3: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1993-4: Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) * 1994-5: Sylke Otto (GER) * 1995-6: Jana Bode (GER) * 1996-7: Andrea Tagwerker (AUT) * 1997-8: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1998-9: Silke Kraushaar * 1999-2000: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2000-1: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2001-2: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2002-3: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2003-4: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2004-5: Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) * 2005-6: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2006-7: Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (GER) * 2007-8: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2008-9: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2009–10: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2010–11: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)



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