Lars Dresler
Danish figure skater
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Lars Gandrup Dresler (2 January 1968 – 7 November 1995)[1] was a Danish figure skater. He was the 1990 Nordic champion and a five-time Danish national (1984–88). Dresler served as Denmark's flag bearer at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[2] He finished 14th overall after placing 14th in the compulsory figures, 12th in the short program, and 15th in the free skate.[1] He trained at Gladsaxe Skøjteløber Forening.[3] He was coached by Lorna Brown.[4] He died in November 1995 of AIDS.
FullnameLars Gandrup Dresler
Born2 January 1968
Gentofte, Denmark
Died7 November 1995 (aged 27)
Copenhagen, Denmark
CountryDenmark
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Gandrup Dresler |
| Born | 2 January 1968 Gentofte, Denmark |
| Died | 7 November 1995 (aged 27) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coach | Lorna Brown |
| Skating club | Gladsaxe Skøjteløber Forening |
| Retired | c. 1990 |
Competitive highlights
| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 |
| Olympics | 14th | |||||||||
| Worlds | 23rd | 24th | 19th | 16th | 14th | 23rd | ||||
| Europeans | 19th | 14th | 12th | 18th | 9th | 16th | ||||
| Inter. de Paris | 6th | 9th | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | |||||||||
| Nordics | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | ||||||
| Skate America | 4th | |||||||||
| International: Junior | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 13th | 22nd | 14th | |||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| Danish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
