Andrea Fendt is a West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed during the 1970s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships

FIL World Luge Championships 1978

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

 in Imst

Imst

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, Austria

Austria

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Fendt's brother, Josef

Josef Fendt

Josef Fendt is the current president of the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course . He was a West German-German luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s...

, has been president of the International Luge Federation since 1994.

Fendt finished 12th in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

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 in Lake Placid

Lake Placid, New York

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. She finished second overall in the women's singles Luge World Cup in 1977-8.