Berchtesgaden (pps) Margit Schumann and Harro Esmarch are now a married couple. The 1976 Olympic champion and the longtime press official of the International Luge Federation (FIL) got married at the civil registry office in Berchtesgaden. Befitting his rank as head administrator of the municipality of Berchtesgaden, FIL President Josef Fendt officiated the ceremony. Afterwards, the marriage was celebrated at the FIL Office with a drink.

In addition to winning an Olympic gold medal, Margit Schumann was World Champion four times and the first woman to be admitted to the „Hall of Fame“ of the sport of luge. Harro Esmarch was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Berchtesgadener Anzeiger and FIL chief of press for many years. The newly married couple lives in Oberhof.