Ingrid Wendl

Ingrid Turković-Wendl (born Ingrid Wendl on 17 May 1940 in Vienna) is an Austrian retired figure skater, television announcer, and political figure. She has been an Austrian People's Party delegate to the National Council of Austria since 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Ingrid Wendl
Ingrid Wendl in 2010
Born	(1940-05-17) 17 May 1940 (age 85) Vienna
Figure skating career
Country	Austria
Retired	1971
Medal record Representing  Austria Figure skating: Ladies' singles Olympic Games 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ladies' singles World Championships 1958 Paris Ladies' singles 1957 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies' singles European Championships 1958 Bratislava Ladies' singles 1957 Vienna Ladies' singles 1956 Paris Ladies' singles

Turković-Wendl is a two-time European champion (1956, 1958), the 1956 Olympic bronze medalist in ladies' figure skating,^[1] and one of the youngest figure skating Olympic medalists. Among her contemporaries were fellow Austrians Hanna Eigel and Hanna Walter. Wendl later became a professional skater and performed in the Viennese Ice Revue (Vienna Ice Revue) and Ice Capades. She retired from the sport in 1971.

In 1972 she began working for ORF, the national Austrian public service broadcaster. She retired from broadcasting in 2000. Turković-Wendl was elected to the National Council of Austria in November 2002.

She is married to bassoonist Milan Turković.

Results

International
Event	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958
Winter Olympics				3rd
World Championships		12th	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd
European Championships		5th		1st	2nd	1st
National
Austrian Championships	2nd	3rd	1st	1st		1st