Medal Changes Hands (Press, 21 November 1988)
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Summary: Medal Changes Hands (Press, 21 November 1988)
On 21 November 1988, it was reported that Australian skier Erika Schinegger, who underwent a sex change operation and is now known as Eric, returned a world championship gold medal she won 22 years earlier. Schinegger, who had won the gold in the women's downhill race at the 1966 World Championships, stated that since she was biologically male at the time, the medal "doesn’t belong" to her. She formally presented the medal to French skier Marielie Goitschel, who had finished as the runner-up in that race, during a ceremony in Vienna. Goitschel expressed her emotional response to Schinegger's gesture, noting it was a significant and moving act.
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