Melitta Sollmann

Melitta target man ( born August 20, 1958 in Gotha ) is a German luger no longer active.

Melitta target man began in 1971 at Hugo Oberhoffner on the spit mountain railway in Friedrichroda with the luge. Later, she started for the ASK forward Oberhof, where she was coached by Gottfried Legler. By 1974, target man GDR junior champion was 1975 Spartakiadevize -1977 Spartakiadesiegerin.

In 1976 target man the title of European Junior Champion. Your debut at senior level they were in 1977 at the World Championships in Igls, where she was fifth at first. In 1979 it was probably successful year than they GDR champion, then Europe and eventually world champion was only. In 1980 she won at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid behind Vera Zozula the silver medal. In 1981, she had another outstanding year and was again GDR and World Champion. 1982 sufficed to EM- bronze and 1983 World Championship silver.

After her career studying target man, who was, sports and was a qualified sports teacher during her career sports soldier ( Sergeant ). After the turn they could be retrained. Today, she is married and lives in Friedrichroda.

Oberhof, Germany Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics Feldwebel FIL World Luge Championships Maria Isser Elly Lieber Elisabeth Nagele Ilse Geisler Ortrun Enderlein Petra Tierlich Barbara Piecha Margit Schumann Steffi Martin Cerstin Schmidt Jana Bode Sonja Wiedemann Sylke Otto Erin Hamlin Natalie Geisenberger FIL European Luge Championships Anna Skoda Hilde Raupach Christina Schmuck Bettina Schmidt Monika Auer
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