Andreas Nischwitz
{{Short description|West German pair skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Andreas Nischwitz
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|country= {{FRG}}
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1957|4|1|df=yes}}
|birth_place= Leinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
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| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|skating club =TuS Stuttgart
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|formerpartner= Christina Riegel
Susanne Scheibe
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|retired= 1981
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{{MedalSport | Pairs' Figure skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1981 Hartford|Pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 1981 Innsbruck|Pairs}}
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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.
Results
= With Scheibe =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International | ||
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Event
! 1976–77 ! 1977–78 | ||
align=left | World Championships | 8th | 8th |
align=left | European Championships | 8th | 8th |
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
align=left | International St. Gervais | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National | ||
align=left | West German Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
= With Riegel =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International | |||
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Event
! 1979 ! 1980 ! 1981 | |||
align=left | Winter Olympics | 8th | ||
align=left | World Championships | 8th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
align=left | European Championships | 8th | 6th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National | |||
align=left | West German Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st |
References
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/andreas-nischwitz-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063229/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/andreas-nischwitz-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Andreas Nischwitz}}
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Category:German male pair skaters
Category:Olympic figure skaters for West Germany
Category:Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Category:World Figure Skating Championships medalists
Category:European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Category:Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region)