About Melitta Sollmann
Born 1958. Melitta Sollmann is a German luger and athletics competitor.
Melitta Sollmann (born 20 August 1958 in Gotha, Thuringia) is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Sollmann also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1981) and one silver (1983). She also won three medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (1979, 1980) and one bronze (1982).
Sollmann's best overall Luge World Cup finish was third in 1982-3.
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Who is Melitta Sollmann?
East German luger
When was Melitta Sollmann born?
Melitta Sollmann was born on 20 August 1958 in Gotha.
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Melitta Sollmann is a luger and athletics competitor.
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Melitta Sollmann is German.
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