Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964)[1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.
Richard Zander | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | West Germany |
Born | (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 58) Portland, Oregon, United States |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Former coach | Karin Doherty |
Former skating club | EC Oberstdorf |
Retired | 1990 |
Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents.[2] In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
International | |||||||||
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Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 |
Olympics | 11th | ||||||||
Worlds | 11th | 11th | 9th | 7th | |||||
Europeans | 8th | 9th | 6th | 5th | WD | 5th | |||
Nebelhorn | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
Prague Skate | 2nd | ||||||||
St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
German Champ. | 7th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
WD = Withdrew |