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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.

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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
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Former partner	Peggy Schwarz
Medal record Representing  East Germany Pairs' Figure skating European Championships 1988 Budapest Pairs Figure skating: Men's singles World Junior Championships 1982 Oberstdorf Men'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 Swords		1st
International: Junior[4]
World Junior Champ.		3rd
National
East German Champ.	3rd		3rd	2nd
WD = Withdrew

Pairs career with Schwarz

International
Event	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90	90–91	91–92	92–93	93–94
Olympics		7th				7th		7th
Worlds			4th	10th	7th	6th	12th	9th
Europeans		3rd		4th		5th	5th	7th
Nations Cup				2nd
NHK Trophy					7th
Skate America				3rd		3rd
Skate Canada			2nd	4th
National
Germany					2nd	1st	WD	2nd
East Germany	3rd	1st
WD = Withdrew

References

На других языках

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- [en] Alexander König

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[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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