Erika Lechner (sometimes listed as Erica Lechner, born 28 May 1947 in Bolzano) is an Italian luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished third in the women's singles event behind Ortrun Enderlein and Anna-Maria Müller (both from East Germany), but was awarded the gold medal upon the disqualifications of Enderlein, Müller, and Angela Knösel (who finished fourth) when the East Germans were discovered to have their runners being illegally heated.

Biography

Lechner also won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1971 FIL World Luge Championships in Olang, Italy. She also won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.

References

• DatabaseOlympics.com profile of Lechner at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-08-27)
• Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-10)
• Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2002-02-23)
• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)
• List of European luge champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-25) (in German)
• SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27) (in French)
• Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p.:577.

External links

• Erika Lechner at Olympedia
• Erika Lechner at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Erika Lechner at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)