Cerstin Schmidt

Cerstin Schmidt ( born March 5, 1963 in Zwickau ) is a former German luger.

Cerstin Schmidt operation since 1973 at the BSG Lok Zwickau the sport of luge. In 1977, she was delegated to the KJS to Oberwiesenthal. The Spartakiads 1977 and 1979 they reached each second. Her first international appearance at the 1982 World Youth Championship failed completely because of a fall. Since 1984, she competed for the national team of the GDR, where it replaced Bettina Schmidt. In 1985 she celebrated her first big success with second place at the World Championships in Oberhof behind her compatriot Steffi Martin and before Birgit way that also came from the GDR. In addition, she won the overall World Cup in 1985. A year later she was in Hammarstrand before Steffi Martin and Ute Oberhoffner when a new triple victory of the GDR European champion. In 1987, she celebrated by winning the World Cup in Igls in another triple triumph of the GDR 's women (before Gabriele Kohlisch and Ute Oberhoffner ). She ended her career in 1988 by winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988 with the next triple triumph of the then all-conquering 's women from the German Democratic Republic ( behind Steffi Walter and Ute Oberhoffner ). 1984, 1986 and 1987 she was the GDR champion. In 1986 she was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver and bronze in 1988.

Schmidt studied commercial economics in Berlin and married in 1988 sports photographer Harald Almonat. She started for the SC tractor Oberwiesenthal and was trained by Franz Schneider and Wilfried Jüchert. She now lives in Berlin.