About Cerstin Schmidt
Born 1963. Cerstin Schmidt is a German luger.
Cerstin Schmidt (born 5 March 1963 in Zwickau, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt) 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).
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Who is Cerstin Schmidt?
East German luger
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Cerstin Schmidt was born on 5 March 1963 in Zwickau.
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Cerstin Schmidt is a luger.
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Cerstin Schmidt is German.
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