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Sabine Baeß
Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach, 1982
Born (1961-03-15) 15 March 1961 (age 63)
Dresden, Saxony, East Germany
Figure skating career
CountryEast Germany
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pair skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Copenhagen Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1981 Hartford Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1983 Helsinki Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Vienna Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Ottawa Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lyon Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1983 Dortmund Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1984 Budapest Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Zagreb Pairs
Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach in Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1979
Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach in Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1983

Sabine Baeß, married Marbach, (born 15 March 1961) is a German former pair skater. With partner Tassilo Thierbach, she is the 1982 World champion and a two-time European champion (1982, 1983).

Career

Baeß/Thierbach were coached by Irene Salzmann in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) and represented the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. They were the only figure skating pair representing East Germany to win the World or European championships.

Baeß/Thierbach had to skip the 1981 Nationals and Europeans due to Thierbach's meniscus surgery in 1980.

After 1990 (the year of the German reunification), Baeß performed in ice shows with Tobias Schröter, a former East German champion in pair skating. They appeared in Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin.

Baeß later began working as a figure skating coach in Berlin at the club TSC Berlin.

Personal life

Baeß married Olaf Marbach and has a son named Moritz. She lives in Oranienburg, Brandenburg.

Results

Pairs with Thierbach

Event 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
Winter Olympics 6th 4th
World Championships 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 5th 4th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd
East German Championships 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Skate America 1st

References

East German news papers

  • Junge Welt various issues 1980 to 1990
  • Sportecho various issues from 1980 to 1990
  • Bundesarchiv
  • [1] SR/Olympic Sports