Christa Luding

Christa Luding-Rothenburger (née Rothenburger; born 4 December 1959) is a former German speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany. Luding is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games. She is the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year,

In 1988, she earned the distinction of being the only athlete to win Summer and Winter Olympic medals in the same year. It also made her the first woman, and the third athlete overall, to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. At the Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, she won the gold medal in the 1000 m speed skating event and silver in the 500 m. Seven months later, she won the silver medal in the (1000 m) sprint in track cycling at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea.

After winning a bronze medal at the 1992 World Sprint Championships (in which she was unable to win any of the 4 distances), Luding-Rothenburger ended her speed skating career.

Medals An overview of medals won by Rothenburger at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Speed skating Winter Olympics 1984 (500 m) 1988 (1000 m) 1988 (500 m) 1992 (500 m) World Sprint 1985 1988 1986 1989 1979 1983 1987 1992 World Cup 1986 (500 m) 1988 (500 m) 1988 (1000 m) 1989 (500 m) 1986 (1000 m) 1989 (500 m) German Sprint 1981 1982 1983 1992 1978 1979 1988 1977 German Single Distance 1980 (500 m) 1985 (500 m) 1986 (500 m) 1988 (500 m) 1989 (500 m) 1991 (500 m) 1991 (1000 m) 1980 (1000 m) 1984 (500 m) 1986 (1000 m) 1988 (1000 m) 1989 (1000 m) 1983 (500 m) 1983 (1000 m) 1984 (1000 m) Track cycling Summer Olympics 1988 (Sprint) World Sprint 1986 1987

World records Over the course of her career, Rothenburger skated 8 world records:

Personal records