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Manfred Schnelldorfer |
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2nd May 1943 |
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Munich, Germany |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Manfred Schnelldorfer (*2 May 1943 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a german figure skater, world and Olympic champion.
Manfred Schnelldorfer won his first competition already with the age of 8. His parents, both in Germany quite famous figure skater coaches, coached him. He started for the club Munich ERC and therefore for the Federal Republic of Germany (West-Germany).
At his one and only German junior championships he came in second behind Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, twice world champion in pairs. Already the following year at the German senior championships Manfred Schnelldorfer won. His rival Hans-Jürgen Bäumler only came in 4th place and turned to pairs.
Later Manfred Schnelldorfer studied [architecture]] for 4 years, bug could not graduate due to his figure skating activities.
Highlight of his career was becoming Olympic champion in 1964 in Innsbruck. His victory was a surprise. Favorite was Alain Calmat from France, who won the Europeans between 1962 and 1964 and was silvermedalist at the Worlds in 1963.
Manfred Schnelldorfer was all together 8 times German champion, once worldchampion in 1964, 3 time bronze medallist and twice silver medallist at the Europeans. After his amateur career he turned pro and worked with an Iceshow for 4 years.
He also was pop singer (German Shlagersänger) and actor. After that he became a coach and sport teacher. He was the first West-German national coach for figure skating between 1974 and 1981.
Manfred Schnelldorfer lives in Munich and owns some sport shops. He is married and has two children.
Manfred Schnelldorfers Songs:
- Wenn du mal allein bist (When you are once alone)
- Deine schönen blauen Augen (Your beautiful blue eyes)
- Mizzie
Manfred Schnelldorfers films:
- Spukschloß im Salzkammergut (1966)
- Komm mit zur blauen Adria (1966) (Come to the blue Adria)
- Ich kauf' mir lieber einen Tirolerhut (1965) (I prefer to buy a Tiroler hat)
- Tausend Takte Ãœbermut (1965) (Thousand takts high spirits)
- Holiday in St. Tropez (1964)
Results
Olympic Games
- 1960 – 8. Place
- 1961 – 1. Place
World championships
- 1955 – not participated
- 1956 – aufgegeben
- 1957 – 11. Place
- 1958 – 15. Place
- 1959 – not participated
- 1960 – 7. Place
- 1961 – World championships canceled due to the airplane crash of the US-team
- 1962 – 5. Place
- 1963 – 3. Place
- 1964 – 1. Place
European Championships
- 1955 – 10. Place
- 1956 – 10. Place
- 1957 – 7. Place
- 1958 – 7. Place
- 1959 – 5. Place
- 1960 – 3. Place
- 1961 – 3. Place
- 1962 – 3. Place
- 1963 – 2. Place
- 1964 – 2. Place
German Championships (Nationals)
- 1955 – 1. Place
- 1956 – 1. Place
- 1957 – 1. Place
- 1958 – 1. Place
- 1959 – 1. Place
- 1960 – 1. Place
- 1961 – 1. Place
- 1962 – not participated
- 1963 – 1. Place
- 1964 – 1. Place
German Junior Championships
See also:
- Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
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