Richard Zander
German former competitive figure skater (born 1964)
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Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964)[1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.
BornMarch 3, 1964
Portland, Oregon, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
CountryWest Germany
Retired1990
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 3, 1964 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 | |||||||||