1983 Blue Swords
Figure skating competition held in East Berlin, East Germany
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The 1983 Blue Swords was a senior international figure skating competition in East Germany. Skaters from fourteen countries participated at the competition in East Berlin. The competition was held November 23–26 1983. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating. Boris Uspenski won the men's title for the Soviet Union. Janina Wirth and Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert won gold for East Germany in the ladies' and pairs' categories, respectively.
| 1983 Blue Swords | |
|---|---|
| Date: | 23 – 26 November 1983 |
| Season: | 1983–84 |
| Location: | East Berlin, East Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Boris Uspenski (URS) | |
Ladies' singles:  Janina Wirth (GDR) | |
| Pairs: Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert (GDR) | |
| Previous: 1982 Blue Swords | |
| Next: 1984 Blue Swords | |
Men
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris Uspenski | Soviet Union |
| 2 | Falko Kirsten | East Germany |
| 3 | Pierre Seveno |  France |
| 4 | Nils Koepp | East Germany |
| 5 | Alessandro Riccitelli |  Italy |
| 6 | Andrzej Strzelec |  Poland |
| ... | ||
| DNF | Alexander König | East Germany |
Ladies
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janina Wirth | East Germany |
| 2 | Beatrice Gelmini | Italy |
| 3 | Marion Krause | East Germany |
| 4 | Tamara Teglassy |  Hungary |
| 5 | Sabine Paal |  Austria |
| 6 | Maria Geier-Haylock |  United Kingdom |
| 7 | Barbara Kazmierczak | Poland |
| 8 | Nevenka Lisak |  Yugoslavia |
| 9 | Mirela Gawłowska | Poland |
| 10 | Jana Pribylova |  Czechoslovakia |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert | East Germany |
| 2 | Babette Preußler / Tobias Schröter | East Germany |
| 3 | Tatiana Chozko / Oleg Efimov | Soviet Union |
| ... |
