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Wikipedia / Ingrid Wendl

Ingrid Turković-Wendl (née Wendl; born 17 May 1940 in Vienna) is an Austrian retired figure skater, television announcer, and political figure. She has been an Austrian People's Party delegate to the National Council of Austria since 2002.

Turković-Wendl is a two-time European champion (1956, 1958), the 1956 Olympic bronze medalist in ladies' figure skating, and one of the youngest figure skating Olympic medalists. Among her contemporaries were fellow Austrians Hanna Eigel and Hanna Walter. Wendl later became a professional skater and performed in the Viennese Ice Revue (Vienna Ice Revue) and Ice Capades. She retired from the sport in 1971.

In 1972 she began working for ORF, the national Austrian public service broadcaster. She retired from broadcasting in 2000. Turković-Wendl was elected to the National Council of Austria in November 2002.

She is married to bassoonist Milan Turković.

Results

International

Event

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Winter Olympics

3rd

World Championships

12th

4th

3rd

3rd

2nd

European Championships

5th

1st

2nd

1st

National

Austrian Championships

2nd

3rd

1st

1st

2nd

1st

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