Patricia Neske
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 Patricia Neske in 1989 at an ISU-exhibition in West-Berlin |
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| Country represented |  Germany West Germany |
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| Born | October 19, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Patricia Neske (born 19 October 1966 in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California) is a former German figure skater. She is the 1990 German national champion and two-time European bronze medalist.[1][2]
Biography [edit]
Her parents, Horst and Ingrid Neske, emigrated from Germany to the United States. For her own ice skating career, however, Patricia Neske returned there. She started for the Düsseldorfer EG and was trained in Oberstdorf, Bavaria by Peter Jonas. At the 1992 Winter Olympics she placed 13th overall.[2] She ended her ice skating career later that year.
She attended a vocational school learning about banking in Oberstdorf.
After returning in 1992 to California she attended a university there.
Results [edit]
| Event | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 13th | |||||||
| World Championships | 12th | 4th | 7th | 9th | 10th | |||
| European Championships | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | |||
| German Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Skate America | 4th | 7th | ||||||
| Skate Canada International | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||||
| Nations Cup | 3rd | |||||||
| Trophée de France | 3rd | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | 4th |
References [edit]
- ^ Harvey, Randy (1990-03-06). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ a b "Patricia Neske". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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