Christina Schmuck
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Luge | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1968 Grenoble | Women's singles |
| World Championships | ||
| 1970 Königssee | Women's singles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1969 Königssee | Women's singles |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1967 Königssee | Women's singles |
| 1970 Hammarstrand | Women's singles |
Christina Schmuck (sometimes listed as Christa Schmuck, born 26 January 1944) is a West German luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished fifth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the silver medal upon the disqualifications of the East German team of Ortrun Enderlein (who finished first), Anna-Maria Müller (second), and Angela Knösel (fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated.
Schmuck also won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in 1970 and a bronze in 1969. Both championships took place in Königssee, West Germany.
She also won two medals the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1967 and a bronze in 1970.
References
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-30)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (in German)
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (in French)
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577.