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Eileen Zillmer

{{Short description|German figure skater}}

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|fullname= Eileen Christina Zillmer

|altname= Bibi Zillmer

|country= West Germany

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1952|12|15|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= West Point, New York, USA

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|coach= Madeleine Zillmer

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|skating club= Augsburger Panther

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Eileen Christina "Bibi" Zillmer (born December 15, 1952) is a former competitive figure skater who represented West Germany for most of her career. She is a three-time (1969–71) national champion and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France; Zillmer placed 12th in compulsory figures, 23rd in free skating, and 19th overall. She finished in the top ten at four ISU Championships – 1969 Worlds in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; 1969 Europeans in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany; 1970 Europeans in Leningrad, Soviet Union; and 1971 Europeans in Zürich, Switzerland.

Zillmer was born in West Point, New York, the daughter of Madeleine (née Mueller) and David Zillmer. She was coached by her mother. Her brother, Eric, competed in downhill skiing.

Competitive highlights

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! {{tooltip|64–65|1964–65}}
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! 66–67
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! 67–68
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! 68–69
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! 69–70
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! 70–71
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align=left | Winter Olympics19th
align=left | World Champ.9th15th
align=left | European Champ.10th10th9th
align=left | Prague Skate9th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National
align=left | German Champ.bgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

References

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{{cite web |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/eileen-zillmer-1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070600/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/eileen-zillmer-1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2020-04-18 |title= Eileen Zillmer |publisher= Sports Reference }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31012/eileen_zillmer_skating_champion/ |title= Skating Champion |work= United Press International |publisher= Eau Claire Leader (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) |page= 11 |date= January 21, 1969 }}

{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ovXrNTzFiwsC&q=Eileen+Zillmer&pg=PA134 |title= The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever |first= Jonathan |last= Jackson |date= 24 September 2010 |page= 134 |isbn= 9780470678008 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/16/GEN_0216151627.aspx |title= NCAA selects Dr. Eric Zillmer for Olympic Sports Liaison Committee |publisher= Drexel Dragons |date= February 16, 2015 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160531093046/http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/16/GEN_0216151627.aspx |archivedate= May 31, 2016 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://defender.west-point.org/service/display.mhtml?u=14213&i=50990 |title= David Zillmer |first= Eric A. |last= Zillmer |website= defender.west-point.org |date= January 21, 2013 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160531101658/http://defender.west-point.org/service/display.mhtml?u=14213&i=50990 |archivedate= May 31, 2016 |url-status= live }}

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Category:1952 births

Category:Olympic figure skaters for West Germany

Category:Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Category:German female single skaters

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from West Point, New York

Category:20th-century German sportswomen

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