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| Ladies Figure skating | ||
.svg.png "Silver medal – second place"){kind=icon} | 1908 London | Ladies' singles |
| Elsa Rendschmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 1969 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elsa Rendschmidt (11 January 1886 – 9 October 1969) was a German figure skater and the first German woman to compete and win a medal at the Olympic Games.[1]
Rendschmidt won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include a ladies' figure skating event. She competed in the first ladies' German nationals, which took place in 1911. She skated for the Berliner Schlittschuhclub and won the event, becoming Germany's first ladies' champion. She also competed at the World Championships several times. Her best finish was 2nd (in 1908 and 1910).
A road located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf was named after Rendschmidt in 2006. [2]
Results
| Event | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
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| Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||||
| World Championships | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| German Championships | 1st |
References
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Elsa-Rendschmidt-Weg in Charlottenburg