Yvonne Cernota
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Yvonne Cernota was a German
bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the two-woman event at the 2003 FIBT World Championships
in Winterberg
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Cernota was killed in a training accident at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
in Königssee
, Germany, less than two weeks after finishing fourth with fellow German bobsledder Cathleen Martini
at the world championships
on the same track. It was the first bobsleigh fatality since 1990 and the 42nd overall since being included in the Winter Olympic program in 1924
.
At the time of her death, Cernota was a student majoring in biochemistry
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
bobsledder who competed from 2000 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the two-woman event at the 2003 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 2003
The FIBT World Championships 2003 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States , Winterberg, Germany , and Nagano, Japan . Lake Placid hosted the championship event for the eighth time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1983, and 1997...
in Winterberg
Winterberg
Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...
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Cernota was killed in a training accident at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track
The Königssee bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Schönau am Königsee, Germany. It is located near Königssee...
in Königssee
Schönau am Königsee
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....
, Germany, less than two weeks after finishing fourth with fellow German bobsledder Cathleen Martini
Cathleen Martini
Cathleen Martini is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2000. She won four medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers and two bronzes ....
at the world championships
FIBT World Championships 2004
The FIBT World Championships 2004 took place in Königssee, Germany for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1979, 1986, and 1990 . This marked the first time all the events were in a single location at the championships since the 1996 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Two man:-Four man:-Two...
on the same track. It was the first bobsleigh fatality since 1990 and the 42nd overall since being included in the Winter Olympic program in 1924
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
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At the time of her death, Cernota was a student majoring in biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
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