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Anna-Maria Müller

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Anna-Maria Müller
Anna-Maria Müller in 1971
Personal information
Born23 February 1949
Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Soviet Occupation Zone
Died23 August 2009 (aged 60)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportLuge
ClubSC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Disqualified 1968 Grenoble Singles
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Königssee Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Hammarstrand Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Königssee Singles

Anna-Maria Müller (later Murach, 23 February 1949 – 23 August 2009) was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the previous Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she initially finished second after the competition was halted to three runs due to bad weather, but was disqualified with her East German teammates Ortrun Enderlein and Angela Knösel (who was fourth) when it was discovered that they had illegally heated their runners (which are used to guide the luge on the ice as it maneuvers down the track). Enderlein, who was leading at the time, and Müller were stripped of their respective medals as a result.[1]

Upon her Olympic victory in Sapporo, Müller explained that she enjoyed luge because it "...provided a harmonius counterbalance to my work as a pharmacist."

Müller also won a silver medal at the 1969 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany, as well as two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships: a gold in 1970 and a bronze in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anna-Maria Müller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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