Sylvia Brunner


Sylvia Brunner is a former speed skater who represented her native country Switzerland in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States.

History

Sylvia Brunner first came to the attention of the speedskating world when she won the first of her eight Swiss sprint titles in 1976, just 18 years old. The next years she won the Swiss allround championships six times and participating in the international championships; twice at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships ; eight times at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships ; three times at the European Speed Skating Championships and once at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships and the two before mentioned Winter Olympics. Over the course of her career Sylvia Brunner skated three speed skating world records for Juniors.

Records

Over the course of her career, Sylvia Brunner skated three Junior World Records:

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