Alice Fischer (figure skater)
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Alice Fischer (20 July 1932 – 31 August 2017) was a Swiss figure skater and athlete. She competed in ladies‘ singles in figure skating and later represented Switzerland in athletics as a sprinter.
Fischer won the gold medal at the Swiss Figure Skating Championships in 1956 and 1957 and finished 18th at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo.[1] She had the following placements at major international championships - Women: 1955 World Championships (17th); 1956 World Championships (19th); 1957 World Championships (20th); 1954 European Championships (17th); 1955 European Championships (11th); 1956 European Championships (12th).[2]
In addition to figure skating, Fischer was active in athletics as a sprinter. Between 1958 and 1964, she won 11 Swiss national individual gold medals as a sprinter and 8 gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relay.[3] She also represented Switzerland at the European Athletics Championships in Stockholm in 1958 in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay.[4]
