Christl Cranz

Christl Cranz
Cranz at the 1936 Olympics
Born(1914-07-01)1 July 1914
Brussels, Belgium
Died28 September 2004(2004-09-28) (aged 90)
Oberstaufen-Steibis, Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's Alpine skiing
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 1936 Garmisch-Parten. Combined
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 St. Moritz Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1934 St. Moritz Combined
Gold medal – first place 1935 Mürren Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1935 Mürren Combined
Gold medal – first place 1937 Chamonix Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1937 Chamonix Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1937 Chamonix Combined
Gold medal – first place 1938 Engelberg Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1938 Engelberg Combined
Gold medal – first place 1939 Zakopane Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1939 Zakopane Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1939 Zakopane Combined
Silver medal – second place 1934 St. Moritz Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1935 Mürren Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1938 Engelberg Downhill

Christl Franziska Antonia Cranz-Borchers (1 July 1914 – 28 September 2004) was a German alpine ski racer.[1] Cranz dominated international competition in the 1930s, winning twelve world championship titles between 1934 and 1939. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, she won the combined competition (slalom and downhill).[2]

  1. ^ "Christl Cranz-Borchers, Olympic skier, dies at 90". The New York Times. Associated Press. p. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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