Hannelore Possmoser

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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Women's singles

Hannelore Possmoser (sometimes shown as Hanns Possmoer) was an Austrian luger who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.

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