Angelika Buck

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Angelika Buck
Personal information
Country represented  West Germany
Born (1950-05-09) May 9, 1950 (age 63)
Former partner Erich Buck

Angelika Buck (born May 9, 1950 in Ravensburg, West Germany) was a German ice dancer. She was a team with her brother Erich Buck. They were the first Germans to capture the European title in ice dancing.

Angelika and Erich Buck skated for the club ERV Ravensburg. Their coach was Betty Callaway and they trained in Oberstdorf. 1972 they won the Europeans in Icedancing in Göteborg upsetting Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov. They also won three times the silver medal at the worlds and twice at the Europeans and won 6 times the German championships.

They invented the "Ravensburger Waltz" which was first presented at the 1973 German championships. This dance is today one of the compulsory dances.

Angelika Buck studied at university in Munich. She is married and has two children.

Results [edit]

Event 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73
World Championships 10th 8th 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
European Championships 13th 6th 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd
German Championships 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 1st

References [edit]

  • [1] Munzinger
  • [2] Skate Canada 2003 Ice Dance
  • Eissport Magazin 6/95, page 20