Gudrun Pflüger

Gudrun Pflüger
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born(1972-08-18)18 August 1972
Graz, Styria, Austria
Died17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 50)
Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria
Sport
Country Austria
SportMountain running
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 4 1 0
Total 4 1 0

Gudrun Pflüger (18 August 1972 – 17 August 2023) was an Austrian mountain runner four-time winner of the World Mountain Running Championships (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996).[1]

Biography

After retiring from the World Cup in Mountain running and xc skiing, she moved to Chelsea Quebec and later travelled in British Columbia, Canada, engaging in the study and conservation of wolves.[2] During one field trip, Pflüger was spotted by the wolves she was studying and lay prone in the grass in order to try and lure them closer.[3]

Pflüger died in Radstadt on 17 August 2023, one day shy of her 51st birthday.[4]

Books

  • Pflüger, Gudrun (2015). Wolf Spirit: A Story of Healing, Wolves and Wonder. Canada: Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 1771601272.

References

  1. ^ "World Trophy (1991-2008)/World Championships (2009 on)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Gudrun Pflüger Wolf Spirit - My Story of Wolves and Wonder" (PDF). patmos.de. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ^ "The world's hardest scientists". The Guardian. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Eine mahnende Stimme ist verstummt: Nachruf auf Gudrun Pflüger". SN.at. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.



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