Bettina Schmidt (Luge Skier)
Bettina Schmidt (married Neumann; born June 2, 1960 in Staßfurt ; † April 28, 2019 ) was a German luge athlete .
Life
Bettina Schmidt grew up in a sports-loving family in Eisenach , her father was a successful handball coach . She first tried her hand at breaststroke and shot put , but was discovered for luge in 1974. The following year she was runner-up in the GDR 's children and youth party , which she finally won in 1977.
At the European Championships in 1978, Schmidt first won silver and then became European Junior Champion. In 1981 she only had to admit defeat to her clubmate from ASK Vorwärts Oberhof , Melitta Sollmann , at the world championships in Hammarstrand . In 1982 he won the European Championship, and in 1983 a fourth place at the World Cup. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Bettina Schmidt won the silver medal behind Steffi Martin (also from the GDR).
Schmidt was the first female Olympian from Eisenach. After her career, the former studied lieutenant of the NVA sport. After the fall of the Wall, she opened a shop in Eisenach and was a trainer at ThSV Eisenach . Most recently she successfully trained the luge riders of the North Rhine-Westphalian Bobsleigh and Sled Association - Madeleine Teuber was junior world champion in 2005. She lived with her husband in Eisenach. They had two children together. Bettina Schmidt died on April 28, 2019 after a long and serious illness.
successes
World Cup victories
Single seater
| No. | date | place | train |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Feb 13, 1980 |
 Imst
|
Imst toboggan run |
| 2. | 6th Mar 1983 |
 Oberhof
|
Oberhof luge track |
| 3. | Dec 18, 1983 |
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|
Trebevic - bobsleigh and sled run |
| 4th | Jan. 8, 1984 |
 Hammar Beach
|
Hammarstrand bobsleigh run |
literature
- Volker Kluge : The great lexicon of GDR athletes. The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes and biographies. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-348-9 ISBN 3-89602-348-9 .
Web links
- Bettina Schmidt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ We mourn the loss of our former tutor Bettina Neumann. ThSV Eisenach , May 4, 2019, accessed on January 27, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Bettina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neumann, Bettina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German luge athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staßfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2019 |