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Hannelore Possmoser

luger

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ5649090 ↗
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Hannelore Possmoser (sometimes shown as Hanna Possmoser) was an Austrian luger who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.

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The public source identifies “Hannelore Possmoser” as luger. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hannelore, Possmoser and luger.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1960—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hannelore, Possmoser and luger providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Hannelore Possmoser” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.