Sandra Schmitt

Sandra Schmitt
Sandra Schmitt after winning her Gold Medal in 1999
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1981-04-26)26 April 1981
Mörfelden, West Germany
Died 11 November 2000(2000-11-11) (aged 19)
Kaprun, Austria
Sport
Country Germany
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) Moguls, Dual Moguls

Sandra Schmitt (April 26, 1981 in Mörfelden, West Germany – November 11, 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 with her parents in the Kaprun disaster on 11 November 2000.[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Freestyle-Star Sandra Schmitt unter den Opfern". Spiegel Online (in German). 12 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. "Obituary - Sandra Schmitt". The Guardian. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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