Silke Schwager

Silke Schwager (née Braun, born 8 April 1969 in Oberwiesenthal, East Germany) is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 1994. She competed for East Germany until 1990, and for Switzerland from 1992. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she earned her best career finish of fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay and had her best individual finish of 33rd in the 30 km event.

Silke Schwager
Country	Switzerland
Born	(1969-04-08) 8 April 1969 (age 54) Oberwiesenthal, East Germany
Ski club	SC am Bachtel SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
World Cup career
Seasons	6 – (1987–1989, 1992–1994)
Indiv. podiums	0
Team podiums	0
Indiv. starts	29
Team starts	3
Overall titles	0 – (31st in 1988)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  East Germany Junior World Championships 1987 Asiago 3 × 5 km relay

Schwager finished 38th in the 15 km event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Her best World Cup finish was 25th in a 5 km event in Norway in 1993.

Schwager's best individual career finish was 13th in a 5 km FIS race in Norway in 1992.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1988	19	25	—	—	—	—	—	5
1992	23	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—
1994	25	42	—	—	39	—	33	5

World Championships

Year	Age	5 km	10 km   classical	10 km   freestyle	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1989	22	—	—	24	24	—	—	—
1993	20	—	—	—	38	—	—	7

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1987	18	52
1988	19	31
1989	20	47
1992	23	NC
1993	24	NC
1994	25	NC

References

1. "Silke SCHWAGER". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

External links

• Silke Schwager at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• (in Italian)