Hadi Pfeifer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Hadwig "Hadi"•Pfeifer (Lantschner-) |
| Used name | Hadi•Pfeifer |
| Born | 22 September 1906 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT) |
| Died | 10 December 2002 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT) |
| Measurements | 155 cm / 52 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
Biography
Skier Hadi Pfeifer finished fifth in the Alpine combination at the 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen Winter Olympics. She was born in Austria and was the sister of Gustav, Otto, Gerhard and Ingrid Lantschner. Like her brother Gustav, she obtained German citizenship just six months before the start of the 1936 Games after getting married to a German sports teacher. She herself was a trained nurse.
At the 1932 World Championships, representing Austria, she won two bronze medals, in the downhill and combination, and was fourth in the slalom. In 1933 she was sixth in the downhill and two years later was the World Championship silver medalist in the downhill, now representing Germany. She retied after the 1936 Olympics.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Winter Olympics | Alpine Skiing (Skiing) | GER |
Hadi Pfeifer | |||
| Combined, Women (Olympic) | 5 |
Olympic family relations
- Sister of Gustav Lantschner
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Alpine Ski Championships (0–1–2 1932 Cortina d'Ampezzo bronze: downhill and combined (competed as Hadi Lantschner for Austria); 1935 Mürren silver: downhill)
Errata
Surname also seen as Pfeiffer; given name as Hedwig "Hady". This appears correct per Austrian sources.