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Place of Birth: Matrei am Brenner, Tyrol, Austria
About Maria Isser
- Maria Isser (22 October 1929 in Matrei am Brenner – 25 February 2011 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian luger who competed during the early 1950s and early 1960s.
- She won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds (Women's singles: 1957, 1960) and three silvers (Women's singles: 1955, 1959; Doubles: 1955).
- Her silver in the doubles event in 1955 with her brother Josef was the first time a woman ever won a medal in a doubles event at a World Championships, Winter Olympics, or European Championships until the debut of a mixed team event at both the European and World Championships in the late 1980s.
- In the 1958 World Championships, the silver and bronze pairs from Poland included one woman each. At the European championships, Isser won six medals in the women's singles event.
- This included four straight golds (1952–1955), one silver (1956), and one bronze (1951).
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