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German figure skater and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inge Wischnewski, née Kabisch, (2 March 1930 – 11 July 2010) was a German figure skater and figure skating coach. She was a four-time East German national champion.
| Inge Wischnewski | |
|---|---|
 Wischnewski (left) in December 1962, with Heidemarie Steiner and Ralph Borghard | |
| Other names | Inge Kabisch (birth) |
| Born | 2 March 1930 Weißenfels, Province of Saxony, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 11 July 2010 (aged 80) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | East Germany |
| Retired | 1955 |
Inge Kabisch won the East German national title four times, always beating Jutta Müller. Her strength were spins.[1] She was coached by Charlotte Giebelmann.
In 1956, Manfred Ewald sent her and other skaters to study coaching at the DHfK Leipzig.[1] She settled in East Berlin where she worked as a coach under her married name, Inge Wischnewski. Her students included:
Wischnewski coached in Norway from 1991 to 1996, after which she returned to Berlin. Her former student, Christine Errath, wrote a book about her titled Die Pirouettenkönigin (The Spin Queen).[1]
Inge Kabisch was born on 2 March 1930 in Weißenfels, Weimar Republic. She married Heinz Wischnewski and took his surname. In 1958, she gave birth to their daughter, Ina.[2] She died in July 2010 after a short illness.[3][1]
| National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
| East German Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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