Margit Schumann

East German luger (1952–2017)

Margit Schumann

Personal information
Born| 14 September 1952
Waltershausen, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
Died| 11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 64)
Oberhof

Medal record

Women's Luge
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
| 1976 Innsbruck | Women's singles
| 1972 Sapporo | Women's singles
World Championships
| 1973 Oberhof | Women's singles
| 1974 Königssee | Women's singles
| 1975 Hammarstrand | Women's singles
| 1977 Igls | Women's singles
European Championships
| 1973 Königssee | Women's singles
| 1974 Imst | Women's singles
| 1975 Olang | Women's singles
| 1977 Königssee | Women's singles
| 1979 Oberhof | Women's singles

Margit Schumann (14 September 1952 – 11 April 2017) was an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1972.

Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships (1973–75, 1977). Her number of championships would not be matched until Sylke Otto (also German) won it in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005.

At the FIL European Luge Championships, Schumann won five medals with three golds (1973–1975), one silver (1977), and one bronze (1979).

A sixth place at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid concluded her career as a competitor, and she moved on to study Sports Sciences at the Academy for Physical Culture in Leipzig, in order to become a specialist trainer in sports sledding. She then began work at Oberhof coaching juniors before she became an East German team selector. After this she took a civilian job with the army. Following reunification in 1990 she took a position as a Personnel specialist with the military Sports Promotion group at Oberhof. Later the Military commissariat posted her to their Psychological Section at Zella-Mehlis.

In 2004, Schumann was among the first three inductees into the International Luge Federation (FIL) Hall of Fame, along with Klaus Bonsack and Paul Hildgartner.

Schumann died on 11 April 2017 in Oberhof at the age of 64. [1]

## References

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1. ^ "Olympic Champion Margit Schumann passes away". Internationaler Rennrodelverband. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-13.

## External links

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* FIL-Luge.org January 7, 2004 Hall of Fame induction.
* Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge[usurped].
* Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
* Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
* List of European luge champions (in German)
* SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (in French)

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Olympic champions in women's singles luge

* 1964:  Ortrun Enderlein (EUA)
* 1968:  Erika Lechner (ITA)
* 1972:  Anna-Maria Müller (GDR)
* 1976:  Margit Schumann (GDR)
* 1980:  Vera Zozulya (URS)
* 1984:  Steffi Martin (GDR)
* 1988:  Steffi Walter (GDR)
* 1992:  Doris Neuner (AUT)
* 1994:  Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA)
* 1998:  Silke Kraushaar (GER)
* 2002:  Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2006:  Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2010:  Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* 2014:  Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2018:  Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2022:  Natalie Geisenberger (GER)

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World champions in women's singles luge

* 1955: Karla Kienzl (AUT)
* 1957: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1958: Maria Semczyszak (POL)
* 1959: Elly Lieber (AUT)
* 1960: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1961: Elisabeth Nagele (SUI)
* 1962–63: Ilse Geisler (GDR)
* 1965–67: Ortrun Enderlein (GDR)
* 1969: Petra Tierlich (GDR)
* 1970: Barbara Piecha (POL)
* 1971: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)
* 1973–77: Margit Schumann (GDR)
* 1978: Vera Zozulya (URS)
* 1979–81: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
* 1983–85: Steffi Martin (GDR)
* 1987: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)
* 1989: Susi Erdmann (GDR)
* 1990: Gabriele Kohlisch (GDR)
* 1991: Susi Erdmann (GER)
* 1993: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA)
* 1995: Gabriele Kohlisch (GER)
* 1996: Jana Bode (GER)
* 1997: Susi Erdmann (GER)
* 1999: Sonja Wiedemann (GER)
* 2000–01, 2003: Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER)
* 2005: Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2007–08: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* 2009: Erin Hamlin (USA)
* 2011–12: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* 2013–16: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2017: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* 2019: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2020: Ekaterina Katnikova (RUS)
* 2021: Julia Taubitz (GER)
* 2023: Anna Berreiter (GER)
* 2024: Lisa Schulte (AUT)

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European champions in women's singles luge

* 1914: Anna Skoda (BOH)
* 1928: Hilde Raupach (GER)
* 1929: Lotte Embacher (AUT)
* 1934: Hanni Fink (TCH)
* 1935: Hanni Fink (TCH)
* 1937: Titti Maartmann (NOR)
* 1938: Friedel Tietze (GER)
* 1939: Friedel Tietze (GER)
* 1951: Karla Kienzl (AUT)
* 1952: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1953: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1954: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1955: Maria Isser (AUT)
* 1956: Elly Lieber (AUT)
* 1962: Irena Pawełczyk (POL)
* 1967: Christina Schmuck (FRG)
* 1970: Anna-Maria Müller (GDR)
* 1971: Erika Lechner (ITA)
* 1972: Ute Rührold (GDR)
* 1973: Margit Schumann (GDR)
* 1974: Margit Schumann (GDR)
* 1975: Margit Schumann (GDR)
* 1976: Vera Zozula (URS)
* 1977: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)
* 1978: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)
* 1979: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
* 1980: Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
* 1982: Bettina Schmidt (GDR)
* 1984: Monika Auer (ITA)
* 1986: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)
* 1988: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR)
* 1990: Susi Erdmann (GDR)
* 1992: Susi Erdmann (GER)
* 1994: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA)
* 1996: Jana Bode (GER)
* 1998: Silke Kraushaar (GER)
* 2000: Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2002: Sylke Otto (GER)
* 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER)
* 2006: Silke Kraushaar (GER)
* 2008: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2010: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
* 2012: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
* 2013: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2014: Natalia Khoreva (RUS)
* 2015: Dajana Eitberger (GER)
* 2016: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
* 2017: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2018: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
* 2019: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2020: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
* 2021: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS)
* 2022: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
* 2023: Anna Berreiter (GER)
* 2024: Madeleine Egle (AUT)

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