Gerda Gräfin Paumgarten-Hohenschwangau (4 February 1907 in

Graz Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...

– 1 January 2000 in

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) was an Austrian

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

and world champion. Paumgarten received a gold medal at the 1936 World Championships in

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, winning the slalom event.Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
– ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 20 November 2008) She was the younger sister of Olympic skier Harald Paumgarten (1904–1952).

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* 1907 births 2000 deaths Austrian female alpine skiers Sportspeople from Graz Skiers from Styria 20th-century Austrian sportswomen {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub