Ortrun Enderlein (born 1 December 1943, Langenbernsdorf

Langenbernsdorf

Langenbernsdorf is a village in the district of Zwickau in the Free State of Saxony.-Neighboring municipalities:Adjacent municipalities in the district of Zwickau include:*Zwickau*Neukirchen*Werdau*Crimmitschau*Seelingstädt...

, Saxony

Saxony

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) is an East German 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 in the 1960s. She was born in Werdau

Werdau

Werdau is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in the administrative region of Chemnitz, the Free State of Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau....

. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

 in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

. At the following Winter Olympics in Grenoble

Grenoble

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, she initially finished first after the competition was halted to three runs due to bad weather, but was disqualified with her East German teammates Anna-Maria Müller

Anna-Maria Müller

Anna-Maria Müller was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...

 and Angela Knösel

Angela Knösel

Angela Knösel is an German luger who competed for East Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s.She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships ....

 (who was fourth) when it was discovered that they had illegally heated their runners (which are used to guide the luge on the ice as it maneuvers down the track). Enderlein and Müller, who was second at the time, were stripped of their respective medals as a result.

Enderlein also won two gold medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships (1965

FIL World Luge Championships 1965

The FIL World Luge Championships 1965 took place in Davos, Switzerland. This is the second time the city has hosted the event, having done so in 1957.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

, 1967

FIL World Luge Championships 1967

The FIL World Luge Championships 1967 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden. This event was held following the cancellation of the previous year's championships in Friedrichroda, East Germany, which was the last cancellation in the history of the world championships.-Men's singles:-Women's...

).

Afterwards, Endlerin served on the East German National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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from 1969 to 1990.