Personal information | |
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Full name | Paula (Paola) Rosa Wiesinger, later Steger |
Born | Bolzano, Austria-Hungary | 27 February 1907
Died | 12 June 2001 Seiser Alm, Italy | (aged 94)
Occupation | Alpine skier |
Skiing career | |
Disciplines | Polyvalent |
Retired | 1936 |
World Championships | |
Teams | 4 |
Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
Medal record |
Paula (Paola) Rosa Wiesinger later Steger (27 February 1907 – 12 June 2001) was a pioneering Italian alpine skier and mountain climber who competed at one edition of Winter Olympics and three editions of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships (1932, 1933, 1934, 1936).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Wiesinger was born in Bolzano. She won the 1932 women's Downhill world championship in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics, finishing 16th in the alpine skiing combined event. She married Hans Steger.[13]
In 1935 Wiesinger was invited to view the Trofeo Mezzalama, a competition that was only intended for male ski mountaineers. Due to an injury leave of Giusto Gervasutti, she took his military uniform, covered her face with sunglasses and his cap, and took part instead of him, but the cheat was discovered at a check point of the race.[14] She died in Seiser Alm. A hotel and a statue in Siusi allo Sciliar are dedicated to Wiesinger.[15]
Year | Vanue | Race | Rank |
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1936 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Alpine combined | 16 |
Edition | Slalom | Downhill | Combined |
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1932 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
1933 | 19 | 4 | 11 |
1934 | 5 | 12 | 11 |
1936 | - | DNF | - |
Wiesinger won 15 national titles.[16][17]