Romy Kermer
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 Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich in 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1956 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 4.6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Personal life
Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. After marrying Rolf Oesterreich in late 1976, she changed her name to Romy Oesterreich.[1]
Career
Romy Kermer began skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt, where she became a pair skater. Early in her career, she competed with Tassilo Thierbach and Andreas Forner.
1972 she moved to Berlin and skated there at the club SC Dynamo Berlin. Her coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther. She continued to represent SC Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1973, when she changed clubs as well. Her pair skating partner became Rolf Oesterreich. Kermer/Oesterreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.[1] In March 1976, they were both awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit for their Olympic success.[2]
Romy Oesterreich became a figure skating coach at the club SC Berlin. One of her students, Philipp Tischendorf, won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix 2005 in Bratislava.
Results
With Rolf Oesterreich
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||
| World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| European Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| National | ||||
| East German Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
With Andreas Forner
| International | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1972–72 |
| Blue Swords | 2nd |
| Prize of Moscow News | 6th |
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romy Kermer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high honours]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 32, no. 73. 25 March 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chemnitz
- German female pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of East Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
- German figure skating coaches
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Female sports coaches
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze