Ellen Brockhöft
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| Other names | Rehra | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1893 Berlin, German Empire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1977 (aged 82) Bonn, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Berliner Schlittschuhclub | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ellen Brockhöft, née Rehra,[1] (29 April 1893 – 19 December 1977) was a German figure skater. Competing in ladies' singles, she was a two-time world silver medalist[2] and a seven-time German national champion.[3] She represented Germany at the 1928 Winter Olympics and finished ninth.[1] Brockhöft was a member of Berliner Schlittschuhclub.[3] During her skating career she claimed to be younger than her real age, believing this would help her career.[citation needed] She retired from amateur sport in 1929 and became a coach in St. Moritz.[1]
Results
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| Event | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | ||||||||
| World Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | ||||||
| National[3] | |||||||||
| German Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ellen Brockhöft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "World Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Deutsche Eiskunstlauf Meisterschaften bis 1963". sport-record.de. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Der Eissport Nummer 8, 2 January 1930
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