| Beate Richter | |
|---|---|
 Richter in 1964 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | East Germany |
| Skating club | TSC Berlin |
| Retired | c. 1968 |
Beate Richter is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany. She is the 1967 Blue Swords champion, [1] the 1967 Prague Skate silver medalist, [2] and a four-time East German national medalist. She finished in the top ten at the 1967 European Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. Her skating club was TSC Berlin. [3]
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 63–64 | 64–65 | 65–66 | 66–67 | 67–68 |
| World Champ. | 19th | 19th | |||
| European Champ. | 11th | 10th | |||
| Blue Swords | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | |
| Prague Skate | 2nd | ||||
| Richmond Trophy | 3rd | 5th | |||
| National | |||||
| East German Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
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