Victoria Lindpaintner | |
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Born | Frankfurt am Main | 19 February 1918
Died | 29 April 1965 47) Tegernsee, Bavaria | (aged
Figure skating career | |
Country | Germany |
Skating club | Berliner SC |
Victoria Lindpaintner (born 13 February 1918 in Frankfurt am Main; died 29 April 1965 at the Tegernsee, Bavaria) [1] was a German figure skater. She was the 1936 German national champion [2] and represented Germany at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th. [1]
Lindpaintner represented the club Berliner SC. [2] She married Count Hans Heribert of Törring-Jettenbach (son of Duchess Sophie Adelheid in Bavaria) in October 1938 but the two later divorced and she married Rudolf Hantschel in December 1947. [3]
International | |||
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Event | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
Winter Olympics | 8th | ||
World Championships | 6th | 11th | |
European Championships | 12th | 8th | |
National [2] | |||
German Championships | 3rd | 1st |
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