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Steffi Martin (laterSteffi Walter, 17 September 1962 – 21 June 2017) was anEast Germanluger. He competed during the 1980s. She won gold medals in the women's singles event, first atSarajevo in1984 under her maiden name Martin, then became the first woman to repeat as Olympic champion atCalgary in1988 under her married name Walter.
Martin was born inSchlema,Saxony. She also won two gold medals in the women's singles event at theFIL World Luge Championships (1983,1985). She also won two silver medals in the women's singles event at theFIL European Luge Championships (1982,1986).
Martin was overallLuge World Cup champion in women's singles in 1983–84 (shared with fellow East GermanBettina Schmidt).
Martin died on 21 June 2017 inHamburg, Germany frompancreatic cancer, aged 54.[1]
