Birgit Lorenz
{{Short description|East German pair skater}}
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{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Birgit Lorenz
|image= Bundesarchiv Bild 183-Z1120-016, Eiskunstläufer, DDR, UdSSR (cropped) - Birgit Lorenz.jpg
|caption= Birgit Lorenz, 1981
|country= {{GDR}}
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1963|8|20|df=y}}
|birth_place= East Berlin, East Germany
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|height= {{convert|4|ft|11|in|cm|0}}
|formerpartner= Knut Schubert
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{{MedalSport | Pairs' Figure skating}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1984 Budapest|Pairs}}
{{MedalBronze| 1983 Dortmund|Pairs}}
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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.
Results
(with Schubert)
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Event
! {{tooltip|78–79|1978–1979}} ! 79–80 ! 80–81 ! 81–82 ! 82–83 ! 83–84 ! 84–85 ! 85–86 | ||||||||
align=left | Olympics | 5th | |||||||
align=left | Worlds | 9th | 7th | 8th | 6th | ||||
align=left | Europeans | 4th | 5th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 4th | |||
align=left | NHK Trophy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||||||
align=left | Blue Swords | 5th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||
align=left | Prague Skate | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
align=left | Ennia Challenge | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||||
align=left | Moscow News | 4th | 5th | ||||||
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=9 align=center | National | ||||||||
align=left | East Germany | 4th | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
References
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/birgit-lorenz-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/birgit-lorenz-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Birgit Lorenz}}
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