Charlene von Saher

Charlène von Saher
Personal information
Country represented Great Britain
Born (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974
Wimbledon, London
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)

Charlène G. von Saher (born 4 December 1974) is a British former competitive figure skater. The daughter of a West German skater, von Saher spent most of her life in Greenwich, Connecticut and trained alongside Nancy Kerrigan under coaches Evy Scotvold and Mary Scotvold. She won the gold medal at the 1993 British Championships and then finished 12th at the 1993 World Championships. Despite withdrawing from the 1994 national championships with a severe case of the flu, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1] She finished 15th at the Lillehammer Games.

She is the granddaughter of Dési von Halban and great-granddaughter of Selma Kurz.

Results

Event 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Winter Olympics 15th
World Championships 15th 12th 16th
European Championships 12th 19th
British Championships 2nd 1st WD
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. Bailer, Darice (January 23, 1994). "A British Figure Skater With Roots in Greenwich". The New York Times.

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