Sandra Schmitt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSandra•Schmitt
Used nameSandra•Schmitt
Born26 April 1981 in Mörfelden, Hessen (GER)
Died11 November 2000 in Kaprun, Salzburg (AUT)
Measurements168 cm / 55 kg
AffiliationsSkiclub Moguls & Friends
NOC Germany

Biography

Sandra Schmitt was a German freestyle skier who specialised in the moguls. At the 1998 Nagano Winter Games she placed ninth. In 1999 she won the World Championships in the dual moguls event and the following year finished third in the overall World Cup in both the moguls and the dual moguls.

In total, Schmitt won five World Cup events. Tragically, she died in the Kaprun fire disaster of the glacier lift on 11 November 2000, along with her parents and a training group of the German Skiing Association. She was aged just 19 at the time.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1998 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) GER Sandra Schmitt
Moguls, Women (Olympic) 9

Special Notes