Christa Luding-Rothenburger [SEP] occupation
Christa Luding-Rothenburger
Christa Luding-Rothenburger (née Rothenburger, born 4 December 1959) is a former 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 (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to
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:
World records.
Over the course of her career, Rothenburger skated 8 world records:
See also.
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
External links.
- Christa Rothenburger at SkateResults.com
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