What is Steffi Martin?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0105-002, Steffi Martin (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Martin in 1954]] '''Steffi Martin''' (later '''Steffi Walter''', 17 September 1962&nbsp;– 21 June 2017) was an [[East Germany|East German]] [[luge]]r. He competed during the 1980s. She won gold medals in the women's singles event, first at [[Sarajevo]] in [[1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] under her maiden name Martin, then became the first woman to repeat as Olympic champion at [[Calgary]] in [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] under her married name Walter. Martin was born in [[Bad Schlema|Schlema]], [[Saxony]]. She also won two gold medals in the women's singles event at the [[FIL World Luge Championships]] ([[FIL World Luge Championships 1983|1983]], [[FIL World Luge Championships 1985|1985]]). She also won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the [[FIL European Luge Championships]] ([[FIL European Luge Championships 1982|1982]], [[FIL European Luge Championships 1986|1986]]). Martin was overall [[List of Luge World Cup champions|Luge World Cup]] champion in women's singles in 1983–84 (shared with fellow East German [[Bettina Schmidt]]). Martin died on 21 June 2017 in [[Hamburg]], Germany from [[pancreatic cancer]], aged 54.<ref>[https://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/trauer-um-olympiasiegerin-3710029.html Trauer um Olympiasiegerin] (in German)</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} * {{IOC profile|steffi-walter|Steffi Walter}} * {{Olympic Channel|steffi-walter|Steffi Walter}} * {{SR/Olympics|wa/steffi-walter-martin-1|Steffi Walter-Martin}} * {{Olympedia|81767|Steffi Walter-Martin}} *[http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/bioma.htm Great Olympians] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424160427/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/bioma.htm |date=2018-04-24 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220058/http://www.fuzilogik.com/Luge/Women-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070630054011/http://