Margit Graf (born 20 March 1951) is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r who competed during the 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1977 FIL World Luge Championships in

Igls Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

. At the 1977 FIL European Luge Championships in

Königssee The Königssee () is a natural lake in the southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. Most of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park. Description Situated within the Bercht ...

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, Graf won a bronze medal in the women's singles event. She also finished sixth in the women's singles event at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

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Austrian Press Agency results on Top Ten of women's singles luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
- Accessed June 21, 2007
Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.

SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge
1951 births Living people Austrian female lugers Olympic lugers for Austria Lugers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian sportswomen 21st-century Austrian women {{Austria-luge-bio-stub