Eva-Maria Wernicke

Eva -Maria Wernicke - Wehling ( born September 30, 1953 in Beier field ) is a former German luger.

Eva -Maria Wernicke started in their active time for the SC tractor Oberwiesenthal. It was considered one of the hopes of the German Democratic Republic for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, but could not qualify for this against Ute Rührold, Margit Schumann and Altmeisterin Anna -Maria Müller. But they won in the same year the title at the European Junior Championships. In the following years it belonged to the Luge tip of the GDR and thus in the world. In 1973 she won behind Schumann and Rührold in Koenigssee the bronze medal at the European Championships, as well as at the World Cup of the year in Oberhof. In 1975, she was beaten at the European Championships in Olang is Schumann. In 1976, Wernicke was finally able to qualify for the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, failed there but once more on their nerves. After the first round in fifth place lying, they improved in the second run to third place. Due to driving errors could be in the final third run still push Elisabeth Demleitner to third place and refer Wernicke on the thankless fourth place.

National won her first bronze medal Wernicke in 1973, once again behind their Daurrivalinnen Schumann and Rührold. Also in the year, she won bronze in the same constellation, 1975, she was second behind Schumann in 1976 again the usual order Schumann Rührold - Wernicke produce. The World Championship 1975 in Oberhof it was after three of four runs clearly in the lead, but missed the victory in the last race. 1976 married Wernicke Ulrich Wehling. After her active career, she studied sports in Leipzig and moved with her husband to Berlin later and got him two daughters. After the turn she accompanied her husband to Switzerland, where he was employed in the World Association of Nordic skiers. In Switzerland, she works as a secretary of a company.