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West German pair skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former West German pair skater. He was born in Leinfelden, Germany. With partner Susanne Scheibe, he won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at both the European Figure Skating Championships and World Figure Skating Championships in both years. He then teamed with Christina Riegel and won the German title three straight years, starting in 1979. They finished eighth at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the European Championships and the bronze at the World Championships.
Andreas Nischwitz | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Leinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | 1 April 1957||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | TuS Stuttgart | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International | ||
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Event | 1976–77 | 1977–78 |
World Championships | 8th | 8th |
European Championships | 8th | 8th |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | 3rd |
International St. Gervais | 1st | 3rd |
National | ||
West German Championships | 1st | 1st |
International | |||
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Event | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 |
Winter Olympics | 8th | ||
World Championships | 8th | 5th | 3rd |
European Championships | 8th | 6th | 2nd |
National | |||
West German Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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