Rolf Österreich
Appearance
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1976 Innsbruck | Pairs |
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Born | Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany | November 28, 1952||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rolf Österreich (born November 28, 1952 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany/GDR) is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Österreich began skating in Berlin. He first teamed up with Marlies Radunsky. From 1972 on he skated with Romy Kermer. He skated for the club SC Dynamo Berlin and was representing East Germany. His coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther.
Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.
After their figure skating career they married each other. Österreich now works as a figure skating coach at the club TUS Stuttgart.
Results
(with Kermer)
Event | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
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Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||
World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
European Championships | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
East German Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
(with Radunsky)
Event | 1971 | 1972 |
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European Championships | 6th | 7th |
East German Championships | 3rd | 3rd |