Cerstin Schmidt

Cerstin Schmidt

Schmidt (seated) in 1987.

Medal record Women's Luge Representing German Democratic Republic Olympic Games 1988 Calgary Women's singles World Championships 1987 Igls Women's singles 1981 Hammarstrand Women's singles 1985 Oberhof Women's singles World Cup Championships 1984-85 Women's singles 1986-87 Women's singles 1985-86 Women's singles European Championships 1986 Hammarstrand Women's singles 1988 Königssee Mixed team 1984 Olang Women's singles 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) as well as 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

• Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• Kluge, Volker. (2000). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. (German)
• List of European luge champions (German)
• List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
• SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (French)