Danielle Rieder

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Danielle Rieder
Personal information
Country represented Switzerland
Born (1961-03-14) 14 March 1961 (age 59)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former skating clubCP La Chaux-de-Fonds
Retired1980

Danielle Rieder (born 14 March 1961) [1] is a Swiss former competitive figure skater. She placed in the top ten at four European Championships, won two medals at the International St. Gervais and three Swiss national titles. [2] Rieder was selected to compete at two Winter Olympics. She withdrew from the 1976 event in Innsbruck following the compulsory figures, in which she placed 16th, but completed all segments at the 1980 event in Lake Placid, New York and finished 14th overall. [1]

Competitive highlights

International
Event75–7676–7777–7878–7979–80
Winter Olympics WD14th
World Championships 16thWD
European Championships 7th10th8th8th
International St. Gervais 3rd2nd
National
Swiss Championships 1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. 1 2 "Danielle Rieder". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Swiss Champions: Ladies". Swiss Skating. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.