Uwe Bewersdorf

Uwe Bewersdorf (born 4 November 1958 in Freital, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany) is a German former pair skater.

Uwe Bewersdorf
Manuela Mager with Uwe Bewersdorf (1978)
Born (1958-11-04) 4 November 1958
Freital, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Retired1980
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 DortmundPairs
Silver medal – second place 1978 OttawaPairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 StrasbourgPairs

Uwe Bewersdorf was a pair with Manuela Mager. He started to skate with the age of 7 at the club Betriebs-Sportbund-Gemeinschaft Post Dresden. Later the club was renamed into SC Einheit Dresden. He was representing East Germany (GDR). His coach was Uta Hohenhaus.

The pair Mager/Bewersdorf was the first in the world to execute in competition a clean thrown loop. Because Manuela Mager finished her figure skating career in 1980 he had to change his skating partner. He teamed up with Marina Schulz. However the pair could not qualify for international competitions due to many injuries.

Uwe Bewersdorf studied sport at the DHfK in Leipzig.

He works as a tax accountant in Baden-Württemberg.

Uwe Bewersdorf's name is sometimes spelled with double “F“ in the end. This happened due to a mistake of German Bureaucracy. His parents are spelled with a single “F”.

Results

pairs (with Mager)

Event 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
Winter Olympics3rd
World Championships5th2nd2nd
European Championships4th3rd5th
East German Championships1st1st2nd
Prize of Moscow News3rd

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