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Alexander König (born 23 August 1966) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in pairs with Peggy Schwarz, he became the 1988 European bronze medalist and placed seventh at three Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he is the 1982 World Junior bronze medalist.

Alexander König
Alexander König (2018)
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Former country(ies) represented East Germany
Born (1966-08-23) 23 August 1966 (age 56)
Eilenburg, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Former partnerPeggy Schwarz
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
European Championships
1988 BudapestPairs
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
1982 OberstdorfMen's singles

Personal life


König was born on 23 August 1966 in Eilenburg, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany.[1] In 1969, his family moved to Berlin. From 1985 to 1988, he attended school to become a specialist in gastronomy. From 1994 to 1997, he studied sport at the Trainerakademie in Cologne.


Career



Competitive career


König began learning to skate in Berlin and would become a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. Inge Wischnewski was one of his first coaches at the club.

Competing as a single skater, he won bronze at the 1982 World Junior Championships, which took place in December 1981 in Oberstdorf.

In 1985, König switched to pair skating and teamed up with Peggy Schwarz. Their coach was Hedemarie Steiner-Walther. Schwarz/König won the bronze medal at the 1988 European Championships. They represented East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing seventh.

In 1990, Schwarz/König changed coaches, deciding to join Knut Schubert. They placed seventh at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and had the same result at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.[1]

The pair parted ways in 1994 as Schwarz was pregnant. König decided to retire from competition that year.


Coaching career and other work


König is an A-licensed coach of the Deutsche Eislauf-Union. While studying, he worked as a coach in Stuttgart. Following his graduation, he took a coaching job in Chemnitz. From 2001 to 2008, König coached in Berlin. He is also a figure skating judge and technical specialist. He coached in Oberstdorf from the summer of 2008 until 2018. In 2018, he returned to coach in Berlin.[2]

In October 2014, König joined the coaching team of Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot.[3] The pair would win gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 World Championships, and 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

Since 1983, König has also had a career as a painter. He has had several exhibitions for his paintings.


Results



Men's singles


International
Event 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
European Champ.WD
Blue Swords1st
International: Junior[4]
World Junior Champ.3rd
National
East German Champ.3rd3rd2nd
WD = Withdrew

Pairs career with Schwarz


International
Event 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94
Olympics7th7th7th
Worlds4th10th7th6th12th9th
Europeans3rd4th5th5th7th
Nations Cup2nd
NHK Trophy7th
Skate America3rd3rd
Skate Canada2nd4th
National
Germany2nd1stWD2nd
East Germany3rd1st
WD = Withdrew

References


  1. "Alexander König". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
  2. Zorn, Roland (21 March 2019). "Lange umworben, lange hingehalten". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
  3. Schuhwerk, Tobias (18 October 2014). "Weltmeisterin in neuen Händen". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.

На других языках


- [en] Alexander König

[ru] Кёниг, Александер

Александер Кёниг (нем. Alexander König; род. 23 августа 1966, Айленбург, Лейпциг) — немецкий фигурист, выступавший в одиночном катании и в парном катании с Пегги Шварц, сначала за ГДР, а позже за объединённую Германию. В парном катании чемпион ГДР 1988 года, чемпион Германии 1992 года, бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы 1988 года. В настоящее время — тренер по фигурному катанию в Оберстдорфе, а также технический специалист ИСУ и судья ИСУ международной категории. Подготовил победителей Олимпийских игр-2018 в Пхенчхане спортивную пару Алёна Савченко-Бруно Массо.



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