East German Figure Skating Championships

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The East German Figure Skating Championships (German: DDR Eiskunstlauf Meisterschaften) were an annual figure skating competition organized by the Ice Skating Association of East Germany (German: Deutscher Eislauf Verband der DDR) to crown the national champions of East Germany. The first championships held after the partition of Germany took place in 1949 in Oberhof. They were held regularly between 1949 and 1990, at which point East Germany was reunited with West Germany.

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StatusDefunct
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country East Germany
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East German Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the Deutscher Eislauf Verband
StatusDefunct
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country East Germany
Years active1949–90
Organized byIce Skating Association of East Germany
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Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although each discipline was not necessarily held every year due to a lack of participants. Jan Hoffmann holds the record for winning the most East German Championship titles in men's singles (with eight), while Gabriele Seyfert holds the record in women's singles (with ten). The record in pair skating is held by Heinz-Ulrich Walther (with six), although those were not all won with the same partner. Annerose Baier and Eberhard Rüger hold the record in ice dance (with seven).

History

Following the collapse of the Third Reich in 1945 and its defeat in World War II, Germany was divided between the Western Bloc led by the United States and the Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union. Two separate German countries emerged: the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), also known as West Germany; and the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also known as East Germany.[1]

The first figure skating championships held in the east after the division of Germany took place in 1949 as part of a larger competition featuring several winter sports (German: Wintersportmeisterschaften) in Oberhof. The East German Figure Skating Championships (German: DDR Eiskunstlauf Meisterschaften) were held annually from 1949 to 1990, except for 1957 and 1958. Ice dance was added as an event in 1954, but held sporadically through the history of East Germany.[2] During this same time period, separate figure skating championships were held in West Germany; those results are considered the historic results of the German Figure Skating Championships.

The dissolution of East Germany occurred on 3 October 1990, leading to its reintegration into the Federal Republic of Germany to form present-day Germany.[3] Following the reunification of Germany, East German skaters began competing at the German Championships, and many former East German skaters became champions of the newly reunified Germany, including Mirko Eichhorn, Alexander König, René Lohse, Axel Rauschenbach, Peggy Schwarz, Ingo Steuer, Kati Winkler, and Ronny Winkler.[4]

Senior medalists

An image of Katarina Witt smiling and throwing up her right hand with the index finger pointed upwards and the other fingers parallel to the ground.
An image of Günter Zöller smiling and skating with his hands extended and feet crossed
An image of Margit Senf and Peter Göbel skating side-by-side. They both have their right hand pointed upwards and their left hand pointed downwards with their feet crossed.
An image of Annerose Baier and Eberhard Rüger skating together. Both do a similar pose where they have their hands extended, doing a lunge and facing the camera.
From left to right: Katarina Witt, eight-time East German champion in women's singles; Günter Zöller, five-time East German champion in men's singles; Margit Senf and Peter Göbel, four-time East German champions in pair skating; and Annerose Baier and Eberhard Rüger, seven-time East German champions in ice dance

Men's singles

More information Year, Location ...
Senior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1949 Oberhof No men's competitors [2]
1950 Schierke Helmut Lisinek[a] No other competitors [5]
1951 East Berlin Horst Kuhrüber Heinz Kuhrüber No other competitors [6]
1952 Kurt Weilert Horst Kuhrüber Heinz Kuhrüber [7]
1953 Oberhof Horst Kuhrüber Heinz Kuhrüber Wolfgang Hartung [8]
1954 East Berlin Heinz Kuhrüber Horst Kuhrüber No other competitors [9]
1955 Geising Wolfgang Hartung [10]
1956 Rostock No men's competitors [2]
1957–58 No national championships held
1959 Karl-Marx-Stadt Bodo Bockenauer Michael Flebbe No other competitors [11]
1960 [12]
1961 Dresden [13]
1962 East Berlin Ralph Borghard [14]
1963 Karl-Marx-Stadt Ralph Borghard Günter Zöller [15]
1964 East Berlin [16]
1965 Günter Zöller No other competitors [17]
1966 Karl-Marx-Stadt Ralph Borghard Günter Zöller Rolf Österreich [18]
1967 Günter Zöller Reinhard Mirmseker Klaus Purrücker [19]
1968 East Berlin Rolf Österreich Ralf Richter [20]
1969 Karl-Marx-Stadt Jan Hoffmann [21]
1970 East Berlin [22]
1971 Karl-Marx-Stadt Jan Hoffmann Ralf Richter Bernd Wunderlich [23]
1972 East Berlin Günter Zöller Jan Hoffmann [24]
1973 Dresden Jan Hoffmann Bernd Wunderlich Michael Glaubitz [25]
1974 East Berlin Michael Glaubitz Bernd Wunderlich [26]
1975 Dresden Bernd Wunderlich Hermann Schulz No other competitors [27]
1976 East Berlin Jan Hoffmann Mario Liebers Falko Kirsten [28]
1977 Karl-Marx-Stadt [29]
1978 Torsten Ohlow [30]
1979 East Berlin Hermann Schulz [31]
1980 Karl-Marx-Stadt [32]
1981 Hermann Schulz Ralf Lewandowski Alexander König [33]
1982 No men's competitors [34]
1983 East Berlin Falko Kirsten Nils Köpp Alexander König [35]
1984 Karl-Marx-Stadt Alexander König Nils Köpp [36]
1985 East Berlin Nils Köpp Ralf Lewandowski [37]
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt [38]
1987 East Berlin No other competitors [39]
1988 Karl-Marx-Stadt Michael Huth Rico Krahnert Mirko Eichhorn [40]
1989 East Berlin Mirko Eichhorn Ronny Winkler Rico Krahnert [41]
1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt Ronny Winkler Mirko Eichhorn Thomas Dörmer [42]
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Women's singles

More information Year, Location ...
Senior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1949 Oberhof Gudrun Olbricht Brigitte Schellhorn Gerda Siepert [43]
1950 Schierke Brigitte Schellhorn Grunhild Poltin No other competitors [5]
1951 East Berlin Gunhild Poltin Brigitte Schellhorn Inge Kabisch [6]
1952 Inge Kabisch Renate Brettschneider Jutta Seyfert [7]
1953 Oberhof Annemarie Klöpsch [8]
1954 East Berlin Jutta Seyfert Brigitte Schellhorn [9]
1955 Geising Christa Schulze [10]
1956 Rostock Marie-Luise Dostmann Helga Böttger No other competitors [44]
1957–58 No national championships held [2]
1959 Karl-Marx-Stadt Monika Ziemke Hella Rathje Irene Müller [11]
1960 Heidemarie Steiner Monika Ziemke [12]
1961 Dresden Gabriele Seyfert Monika Ziemke Heidemarie Steiner [13]
1962 East Berlin Heidemarie Steiner Brigitte Klewer [14]
1963 Karl-Marx-Stadt Marianne Mirmseker [15]
1964 East Berlin Marianne Mirmseker Beate Richter [16]
1965 Beate Richter Jutta Will [17]
1966 Karl-Marx-Stadt Martina Clausner [18]
1967 [19]
1968 East Berlin Martina Clausner Kerstin Stolfig [20]
1969 Karl-Marx-Stadt Sonja Morgenstern Christine Errath [21]
1970 East Berlin [22]
1971 Karl-Marx-Stadt Sonja Morgenstern Christine Errath Simone Gräfe [23]
1972 East Berlin Steffi Knoll [24]
1973 Dresden Anett Pötzsch [25]
1974 East Berlin Christine Errath Anett Pötzsch Marion Weber [26]
1975 Dresden Steffi Knoll [27]
1976 East Berlin Anett Pötzsch Marion Weber Karin Enke [28]
1977 Karl-Marx-Stadt [29]
1978 Carola Weißenberg Marion Weber [30]
1979 East Berlin Katarina Witt [31]
1980 Karl-Marx-Stadt Katarina Witt Carola Weißenberg [32]
1981 Katarina Witt Carola Paul Karin Hendschke [33]
1982 Janina Wirth Carola Paul [34]
1983 East Berlin Karin Hendschke [35]
1984 Karl-Marx-Stadt Simone Koch Constanze Gensel [36]
1985 East Berlin Constanze Gensel Simone Koch [37]
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt [38]
1987 East Berlin Inga Gauter [39]
1988 Karl-Marx-Stadt Simone Koch Evelyn Großmann [40]
1989 East Berlin Evelyn Großmann Simone Lang Simone Koch [41]
1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt Tanja Krienke Cathrin Degler Claudia Wagler [42]
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Pairs

More information Year, Location ...
Senior pairs' event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1949 Oberhof
No other competitors [2]
1950 Schierke
  • Carla Listing
  • Walter Bärtling
  • Vera Lampe
  • Horst Kuhrüber
 No other competitors [5]
1951 East Berlin
  • Vera Lampe
  • Horst Kuhrüber
  • Carla Listing
  • Walter Bärtling
 [6]
1952 No other competitors [7]
1953 Oberhof No pairs competitors [8]
1954 East Berlin
  • Vera Kuhrüber (née Lampe)
  • Horst Kuhrüber
  • Ingelore Gotsch
  • Heinz Kuhrüber
 No other competitors [2]
1955 Geising
  • Marie-Luise Dostmann
  • Hans-Jürgen Kutschebauch
 [10]
1956 Rostock No pairs competitors [2]
1957–58 No national championships held
1959 Karl-Marx-Stadt No other competitors [11]
1960 [12]
1961 Dresden
  • Renate Rößler
  • Klaus Wasserfuhr
 [2]
1962 East Berlin [14]
1963 Karl-Marx-Stadt [15]
1964 East Berlin [16]
1965
  • Renate Rößler
  • Klaus Wasserfuhr
  • Brigitte Weise
  • Michael Brychczy
 [17]
1966 Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • Brigitte Weise
  • Michael Brychczy
  • Renate Rößler
  • Klaus Wasserfuhr
 [18]
1967 [19]
1968 East Berlin
  • Brigitte Weise
  • Michael Brychczy
 [20]
1969 Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • Beatrice von Brück
  • Reinhard Mirmseker
 [21]
1970 East Berlin [22]
1971 Karl-Marx-Stadt
[23]
1972 East Berlin [24]
1973 Dresden
[25]
1974 East Berlin
[26]
1975 Dresden [27]
1976 East Berlin [28]
1977 Karl-Marx-Stadt [29]
1978 [30]
1979 East Berlin
  • Cornelia Haufe
  • Kersten Bellmann
 [31]
1980 Karl-Marx-Stadt [32]
1981
  • Gesine Bosdorf
  • Jens Preußner
 [33]
1982 [34]
1983 East Berlin
[35]
1984 Karl-Marx-Stadt [36]
1985 East Berlin
  • Peggy Seidel
  • Ralf Seifert
 [37]
1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt [38]
1987 East Berlin
  • Antje Schramm
  • Jens Müller
 [39]
1988 Karl-Marx-Stadt No other competitors [40]
1989 East Berlin
  • Angela Caspary
  • Marno Kreft
[41]
1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt [42]
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Ice dance

Kati Winkler and René Lohse originally trained in single skating, but switched to ice dance after an injury prevented Winkler from executing the necessary jumps. In an interview, Lohse stated: "It was a hard time, because for eighteen years, there was no ice dancing in East Germany and we were the first who started it again."[45]

More information Year, Location ...
Senior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
No ice dance competitions prior to 1954
1954 East Berlin
  • Ingelore Gotsch
  • Heinz Kuhrüber
  • Therese Geidel
  • Heinz Lindner
  • Vera Lampe-Kuhrüber
  • Horst Kuhrüber
 [2]
1955 Geising
  • Therese Geidel
  • Heinz Lindner
  • Ingelore Gotsch
  • Heinz Kuhrüber
 No other competitors [10]
1956 Rostock No other competitors [44]
1957–58 No national championships held [2]
1959–62 No ice dance competitors
1963 Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • Eva Marie Reuter
  • Bernd Egert
  • Monika Ziemke
  • Jochen Bode
 [15]
1964 East Berlin
  • Monika Ziemke
  • Jochen Bode
  • Eva Marie Reuter
  • Bernd Egert
 [16]
1965 [17]
1966 Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • Norma Allwelt
  • Michael Schmidt
  • Steffi Böhme
  • Bernd Egert
 [18]
1967 [19]
1968 East Berlin
  • Steffi Böhme
  • Bernd Egert
  • Norma Allwelt
  • Michael Schmidt
 [20]
1969 Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • Norma Allwelt
  • Michael Schmidt
  • Sylke Müller
  • Peter Müller
 [21]
1970 East Berlin
  • Sylke Müller
  • Peter Müller
 No other competitors [22]
1971–88 No ice dance competitors [2]
1989 East Berlin
  • Antje Schramm
  • Daniel Hofbauer
  • Tarja Kühlfluck
  • Ralf Seidel
 [41]
1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt No other competitors [42]
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Records

Jan Hoffmann at the 1974 World Championships
Gabriele Seyfert at the 1968 European Championships
Heinz-Ulrich Walther and Brigitte Wockoeck at the 1963 Winter Olympics
Annerose Baier and Eberhard Rüger at the 1966 East German Championships
From left to right: Jan Hoffmann won eight East German Championship titles in men's singles; Gabriele Seyfert won ten East German Championship titles in women's singles; Heinz-Ulrich Walther won six East German Championship titles in pair skating, two of which were with Brigitte Wockoeck; and Annerose Baier and Eberhard Rüger won seven East German Championship titles in ice dance.
More information Discipline, Most championship titles ...
Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 8 1971;
1973–74;
1976–80		 [46]
Women's singles 10 1961–70
Pairs [b] 6 1962;
1964;
1966–67;
1969–70		 [2]
Ice dance 7 1964–70 [46]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Helmut Lisinek did not achieve the minimum required score to named the East German champion.[2]
  2. [b]
    Heinz-Ulrich Walther won two championship titles while partnered with Brigitte Wokoeck (1962, 1964) and four with Heidemarie Steiner (1966–67, 1969–70).[2]

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