Sandra Schmitt
![]() Sandra Schmitt after winning her Gold Medal in 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||
| Born |
26 April 1981 Mörfelden, West Germany | ||||||||||||
| Died |
11 November 2000 (aged 19) Kaprun, Austria | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Moguls, Dual Moguls | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandra Schmitt (b. 26 April 1981 in Mörfelden, West Germany – d. 11 November 2000 in Kaprun, Austria) was a German freestyle skier. In 1998 she became 9th in the Women's Moguls contest at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] She became the Women's Dual Moguls World Champion in 1999. Schmitt died in the Kaprun disaster on 11 November 2000.[2][1]
References
- 1 2 "Freestyle-Star Sandra Schmitt unter den Opfern". Spiegel Online (in German). 12 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "Obituary - Sandra Schmitt". The Guardian. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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