Andreas Nischwitz

Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former West German pair skater. He was born in Leinfelden, Germany. With partner Susanne Scheibe, he won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at both the European Figure Skating Championships and World Figure Skating Championships in both years. He then teamed with Christina Riegel and won the German title three straight years, starting in 1979. They finished eighth at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the European Championships and the bronze at the World Championships.

Andreas Nischwitz
Born (1957-04-01) 1 April 1957
Leinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country West Germany
Skating clubTuS Stuttgart
Retired1981
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 HartfordPairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 InnsbruckPairs

Results

With Scheibe

International
Event 1976–77 1977–78
World Championships8th8th
European Championships8th8th
Nebelhorn Trophy1st3rd
International St. Gervais1st3rd
National
West German Championships1st1st

With Riegel

International
Event 1979 1980 1981
Winter Olympics8th
World Championships8th5th3rd
European Championships8th6th2nd
National
West German Championships1st1st1st

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Nischwitz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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