Regina Schöpf (later Bacher; 16 September 1935 – 30 October 2008) was 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 ...

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 ...

who competed in the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

. She was born in

Seefeld, Tirol Seefeld in Tirol is an old farming village, now a major tourist resort, in Innsbruck-Land District in the Austrian state of Tyrol with a local population of 3,312 (as of 1 January 2013). The village is located about northwest of Innsbruck on a pl ...

. In 1956 she won the silver medal in the slalom event. In the giant slalom competition she finished ninth.

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1935 births 2008 deaths Austrian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian sportswomen {{Austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub