West German Alpine skier Monika Bader finished 21st in the downhill event at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. She won her first international podium at the 1977 Youth Worlds with a bronze medal in the downhill race. The same year Bader finished third at the Val-d’Isère World Cup race. In 1978, she finished tenth at the World Championships. In 1980, she was severely injured shortly after the Olympics and retired from competitive skiing. By profession, Bader worked in a sporting goods shop and later managed holiday apartments in her hometown of Trauchgau and in Füssen.
West Germany