
Therese "Resi" Hammerer (18 February 1925 – 14 June 2010) was an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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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 fo ...
who competed in the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
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She was born in
Mittelberg.
In 1948 she won the bronze medal in the downhill event. In the
slalom competition she finished seventh and in the
Alpine combined contest she finished twelfth.
External links
Resi Hammerer's profile at Sports Reference.comResi Hammerer's obituary
1925 births
2010 deaths
Austrian female alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
20th-century Austrian women
21st-century Austrian women
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