Richard Zander

For the anatomist, see Richard Zander (anatomist).

Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964)^[1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.

Richard Zander
Born	(1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 60) Portland, Oregon, United States
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	West Germany
Retired	1990

Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents.^[2] In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Results

International
Event	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85	85–86	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90
Olympics							11th
Worlds				11th	11th	9th			7th
Europeans				8th	9th	6th	5th	WD	5th
Nebelhorn			2nd						2nd
Prague Skate				2nd
St. Gervais				2nd
National
German Champ.	7th	9th	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
WD = Withdrew

References

1. "Richard Zander". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
2. Harvey, Randy (March 6, 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

• German newspapers 1988
• result lists ISU and DEU

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