Claudia Fischer (born 24 May 1981 as Claudia Toth) was the
Austria
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n national women's
curling
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team skip, or captain, from 2004-2007.
She has played in four
European Championships
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, skipping her Austrian team to an 11th-place finish in 2004, 9th place in 2005, 11th place in 2006 and 9th place in 2007.
Since then, Fischer has played in several international mixed events, including winning a bronze medal at the
2012 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with
Christian Roth. Fischer and Roth represented Austria at the 2013 and 2014 Mixed Doubles World Championships as well, finishing 8th place on both occasions.
Personal life
Her younger sister
Karina Toth is also a curler, they remained teammates for many years.
She attended the Bundesgymnasium/Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium St. Johann in Tiro
Austria, from 1991 to 1999.
In 2005, she posed nude in a calendar to promote women's curling.
See also
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Ana Arce
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Photography
She produced the ''Ana Arce Team Sponsorship Calendar 2006'' featuring ...
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Daniela Jentsch
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Career
Jentsch played in her first international compet ...
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Melanie Robillard
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Kasia Selwand
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Lynsay Ryan
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She is the daughter of two-time world champion curling ski ...
References
External links
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The Curling NewsCurling calendar creating stir*
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1981 births
Living people
Austrian female curlers
21st-century Austrian sportswomen
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