Andreas Nischwitz

{{Short description|West German pair skater}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Andreas Nischwitz

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|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
Event

! 1976–77

! 1977–78

align=left | World Championships8th8th
align=left | European Championships8th8th
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophybgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | International St. Gervaisbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | West German Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

= With Riegel =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International
Event

! 1979

! 1980

! 1981

align=left | Winter Olympics8th
align=left | World Championships8th5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | European Championships8th6thbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National
align=left | West German Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=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:1957 births

Category:Living people

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)

Category:People from Esslingen (district)

Category:20th-century German sportsmen