Liselotte Landbeck
Austrian and Belgian athlete in figure and speed skating
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| Intro | Austrian and Belgian athlete in figure and speed skating | ||
| Places | Austria Belgium | ||
| was | Athlete Speed skater Figure skater | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 13 January 1916, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Death | 15 February 2013Quintal, France (aged 97 years) | ||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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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.
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 | |||||
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| Event | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
| Winter Olympics | 4th | ||||
| World Championships | 6th | 3rd | |||
| European Championships | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th |
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| Austrian Championships | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |