Rolf Oesterreich
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Country represented | East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rostock, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany | 28 November 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Romy Kermer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rolf Oesterreich (born 28 November 1952 in Rostock, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany/GDR) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Oesterreich began skating in Berlin. He first teamed up with . From 1972 on he skated with Romy Kermer. He skated for the club SC Dynamo Berlin and was representing East Germany. His coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther.
Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.[1] In March 1976, they were both awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit for their Olympic success.[2]
After their figure skating career they married each other.[1] Oesterreich now works as a figure skating coach at the club TUS Stuttgart.
Results[]
Pairs with Kermer[]
International | ||||
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Event | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||
World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
European Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
National | ||||
East German Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
Pairs with Radunsky[]
International | ||
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Event | 1970–71 | 1971–72 |
European Championships | 6th | 7th |
Prize of Moscow News | 7th | |
National | ||
East German Championships | 3rd | 3rd |
Men's singles[]
International | |
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Event | 1967–68 |
Prague Skate | 6th |
See also[]
- Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
References[]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rolf Oesterreich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high honours]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 32, no. 73. 25 March 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
External links[]
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rostock
- People from Bezirk Rostock
- German male pair skaters
- Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of East Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze