1980 Blue Swords

1980 Blue Swords
Pair skating medalists at the 1980 Blue Swords
Date:	13 – 15 November 1980
Season:	1980–81
Location:	Karl-Marx-Stadt
Champions
Men's singles:   Grzegorz Glowania  (POL)
Ladies' singles:   Anett Pötzsch  (GDR)
Pairs:   Inna Volianskaya / Valeri Spiridonov  (URS)
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The 1980 Blue Swords ( Pokal der Blauen Schwerter ) international figure skating competition was held November in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

On 14 November 1980, the East German skating pair of Birgit Lorenz and Knut Schubert placed second. ^[1]

Men

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Grzegorz Glowania	Poland
2	Didier Monge	France
3	Falko Kirsten	East Germany
4	Philippe Paulet	France
5	Ivan Kralik	Czechoslovakia
6	Ralf Lewandowski	East Germany
...

Ladies

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Anett Pötzsch	East Germany
2	Svetlana Frantsuzova	Soviet Union
3	Janina Wirth	East Germany
4	Carola Paul	East Germany
5	Sonja Stanek	Austria
6	Kerstin Wolf	East Germany
...

Pairs

Rank	Name	Nation
1	Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov	Soviet Union
2	Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert	East Germany
3	Cornelia Hauffe / Kersten Bellmann	East Germany
...

References

1. Thieme, Wolfgang (15 November 1980). "Birgit Lorenz, Knut Schubert (Bild 183-W1115-0016)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB . Retrieved 21 June 2025.