Liselotte Landbeck

Liselotte Landbeck (13 January 1916 15 February 2013) was an Austrian athlete who competed at a high level in both figure skating and speed skating in the 1930s. In figure skating, she won the bronze medal at the 1934 World Championships. In speed skating, she won the first unofficial World Championship for ladies in 1933, and held the ladies' world record in the 500m as well as the 1000 m.

Liselotte Landbeck
Liselotte Landbeck at the 1932 European Championships
Personal information
Born13 January 1916
Vienna, Austria
Died15 February 2013 (aged 97)
Quintal, Haute-Savoie, France
Skating clubWEV, Wien
Retired1936

Although she originally was from Vienna, in 1935, she married the Belgian figure skater Robert Verdun and moved to that country. She represented Belgium in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Competitive highlights (figure skating)

International
Event 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Winter Olympics4th
World Championships6th3rd
European Championships5th6th2nd2nd4th
National
Austrian Championships5th2nd1st1st

References

  • Skatabase
  • Wiener Eislauf-Verein history at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 October 2007)
  • ISU speed skating historical results at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2008)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liselotte Landbeck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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