Christina Riegel

Christina Riegel

Christina Riegel and Andreas Nischwitz
Personal information
Country represented  West Germany
Born (1965-08-25) August 25, 1965
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, East Germany
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Former partner Andreas Nischwitz

Christina Riegel (born 25 August 1965 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a former German figure skater who competed in pair skating and ladies singles at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

With partner Andreas Nischwitz, Riegel won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships three straight years, beginning in 1979. They finished eighth at the 1980 Olympics, when Riegel was just 14 years old, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Riegel also won the bronze medal at the German Nationals in ladies singles in 1980 and 1981. She finished 18th at the 1980 Olympics and 19th at that year's World Championships.

Results

Single skating

International
Event 1980 1981
Winter Olympic Games 18th
World Championships 19th
European Championships WD
National
German Championships 3rd 3rd
WD = Withdrew

Pair skating with Nischwitz

International
Event 1979 1980 1981
Winter Olympic Games 8th
World Championships 8th 5th 3rd
European Championships 8th 6th 2nd
National
German Championships 1st 1st 1st

References

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