Elsa Rendschmidt

Olympic medal record
Ladies Figure skating
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Ladies' singles
Elsa Rendschmidt
Born(1886-01-11)11 January 1886
Berlin, German Empire
Died9 October 1969(1969-10-09) (aged 83)
Celle, West Germany
Figure skating career
Country Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Ladies' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Ladies' singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1910 Davos Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1908 Troppau Ladies' singles

Elsa Rendschmidt (11 January 1886 – 9 October 1969) was a German figure skater and the first German woman to compete and win a medal at the Olympic Games.[1]

Rendschmidt won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include a ladies' figure skating event.[2] She competed in the first ladies' German nationals, which took place in 1911. She skated for the Berliner Schlittschuhclub and won the event, becoming Germany's first ladies' champion. She also competed at the World Championships several times. Her best finish was 2nd (in 1908 and 1910).

A road located in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf was named after Rendschmidt in 2006.[3]

Results

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Event 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
Summer Olympics* 2nd
World Championships 4th 4th 2nd 2nd
German Championships 1st
  • Figure skating was first included at the Summer Olympic games from 1908, moving to the Winter Olympics in 1924

References

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  1. ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Elsa Rendschmidt". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ Elsa-Rendschmidt-Weg in Charlottenburg