Birgit Lorenz

Birgit Lorenz (born 20 August 1963 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a former East German pair skater who competed with Knut Schubert. They won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and 1985, and captured the silver medal in four additional years. The couple won the bronze at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1983 and 1984 and finished fifth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They also finished a career-best sixth place at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships.

Birgit Lorenz
Birgit Lorenz, 1981
Born (1963-08-20) 20 August 1963
East Berlin, East Germany
Height4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 BudapestPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1983 DortmundPairs

Results

(with Schubert)

International
Event 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86
Olympics5th
Worlds9th7th8th6th
Europeans4th5th3rd3rd4th
NHK Trophy2nd2nd
Blue Swords5th4th2nd1st1st1st
Prague Skate4th3rd1st
Ennia Challenge2nd1st
Moscow News4th5th
National
East Germany4th5th1st2nd2nd2nd1st2nd

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