The East German Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating competition held annually to determine the national champions of the German Democratic Republic, often referred to as East Germany. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Organized by the DELV (the national figure skating association of the GDR), the event was held annually from 1949 to 1990. During the same period, the German Figure Skating Championships were held in the Federal Republic of Germany, commonly known as West Germany. Following the reunification of Germany, East German skaters competed at the German Championships, and the East German championships were discontinued.
Season [1] | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs |
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1948–49 | Oberhof | No competitors | |||
1949–50 | Schierke | Helmuth Sirinek (SG Glashütte) | No other competitors | ||
1950–51 | East Berlin | Horst Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Magdeburg) | Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Magdeburg) | No other competitors | |
1951–52 | East Berlin | Kurt Weilert (BSG Rotation Erfurt) | Horst Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Magdeburg) | Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Motor Fermersleben) | |
1952–53 | Oberhof | Horst Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Berliner Bär) | Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Motor Fermersleben) | Wolfgang Hartung (HSG Wissenschaft DHfK Leipzig) | |
1953–54 | East Berlin | Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Motor Fermersleben) | Horst Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Berliner Bär) | No other competitors | |
1954–55 | Geising | Horst Kuhrüber (SC Einheit Berlin) | Wolfgang Hartung (SC Wissenschaft DHfK Leipzig) | No other competitors | |
1955–56 | Rostock | No competitors | |||
1956–57– 1958–59 | No competition held | ||||
1959–60 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Bodo Bockenauer (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Michael Flebbe (SC Einheit Berlin) | No other competitors | |
1960–61 | Dresden | Bodo Bockenauer (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Michael Flebbe (SC Einheit Berlin) | No other competitors | |
1961–62 | East Berlin | Bodo Bockenauer (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Ralph Borghard (SC Dynamo Berlin) | No other competitors | |
1962–63 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Ralph Borghard (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Günter Zöller (SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) | No other competitors | |
1963–64 | East Berlin | Ralph Borghard (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | No other competitors | |
1964–65 | East Berlin | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | No other competitors | ||
1965–66 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Ralph Borghard (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Rolf Österreich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1966–67 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Reinhard Mirmseker (TSC Berlin) | Klaus Purrücker (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1967–68 | East Berlin | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Rolf Österreich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Ralf Richter (TSC Berlin) | |
1968–69 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Ralf Richter (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1969–70 | East Berlin | Günter Zöller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Ralf Richter (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1970–71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Ralf Richter (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Bernd Wunderlich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1971–72 | East Berlin | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Bernd Wunderlich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Michael Glaubitz (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1972–73 | Dresden | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Bernd Wunderlich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Michael Glaubitz (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1973–74 | East Berlin | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Michael Glaubitz (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Bernd Wunderlich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1974–75 | Dresden | Bernd Wunderlich (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Hermann Schulz (SC Einheit Dresden) | No other competitors | [2] |
1975–76 | East Berlin | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mario Liebers (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1976–77 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mario Liebers (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1977–78 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mario Liebers (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Torsten Ohlow (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1978–79 | East Berlin | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mario Liebers (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Hermann Schulz (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1979–80 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Jan Hoffmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mario Liebers (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Hermann Schulz (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1980–81 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Hermann Schulz (SC Einheit Dresden) | Ralf Lewandowski (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Alexander König (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1981–82 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | No competitors | |||
1982–83 | East Berlin | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | Nils Köpp (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Alexander König (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1983–84 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | Alexander König (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Nils Köpp (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1984–85 | East Berlin | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | Nils Köpp (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Ralf Lewandowski (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1985–86 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | Nils Köpp (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Ralf Lewandowski (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1986–87 | East Berlin | Falko Kirsten (SC Einheit Dresden) | Nils Köpp (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | No other competitors | |
1987–88 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Michael Huth (SC Einheit Dresden) | Rico Krahnert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mirko Eichhorn (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1988–89 | East Berlin | Mirko Eichhorn (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Ronny Winkler (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Rico Krahnert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1989–90 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Ronny Winkler (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Mirko Eichhorn (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Thomas Dörner (SC Dynamo Berlin) |
Season [3] | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs |
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1948–49 | Oberhof | Gudrun Olbricht (SG Berlin-Eichkamp) | Brigitte Schellhorn (SG Chemnitz) | Gerda Siepert (SG Berlin-Eichkamp) | |
1949–50 | Schierke | Brigitte Schellhorn (BSG Nagema Chemnitz) | Gunhild Poltin (SG Dardesheim) | No other competitors | |
1950–51 | East Berlin | Gunhild Poltin (SG Dardesheim) | Brigitte Schellhorn (BSG Nagema Chemnitz) | Inge Kabisch (BSG Fortschritt Weißenfels) | |
1951–52 | East Berlin | Inge Kabisch (BSG Fortschritt Weißenfels) | Renate Brettschneider (BSG Empor Nord Berlin) | Jutta Seyfert (BSG Motor West Chemnitz) | |
1952–53 | Oberhof | Inge Kabisch (BSG Fortschritt Weißenfels) | Annemarie Klöpsch (BSG Fortschritt Weißenfels) | Jutta Seyfert (BSG Motor West Chemnitz) | |
1953–54 | East Berlin | Inge Kabisch (BSG Einheit Berliner Bär) | Jutta Seyfert (Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Brigitte Schellhorn (Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1954–55 | Geising | Inge Kabisch (SC Einheit Berlin) | Jutta Seyfert (BSG Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christa Schulze (SC Einheit Berlin) | |
1955–56 | Rostock | Marie-Luise Dostmann (SC Einheit Berlin) | Helga Böttger (SC Einheit Berlin) | No other competitors | |
1956–57– 1958–59 | No competition held | ||||
1959–60 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Heidemarie Steiner (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Hella Rathje (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Monika Ziemke (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1960–61 | Dresden | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Monika Ziemke (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Heidemarie Steiner (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1961–62 | East Berlin | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Heidemarie Steiner (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Brigitte Klewer (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1962–63 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Heidemarie Steiner (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Marianne Mirmseker (SC Einheit Berlin) | |
1963–64 | East Berlin | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Marianne Mirmseker (TSC Berlin) | Beate Richter (TSC Berlin) | |
1964–65 | East Berlin | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Beate Richter (TSC Berlin) | Jutta Will (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1965–66 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Beate Richter (TSC Berlin) | Martina Clausner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1966–67 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Beate Richter (TSC Berlin) | Martina Clausner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1967–68 | East Berlin | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Martina Clausner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Kerstin Stolfig (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1968–69 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Sonja Morgenstern (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1969–70 | East Berlin | Gabriele Seyfert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Sonja Morgenstern (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1970–71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Sonja Morgenstern (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Simone Gräfe (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1971–72 | East Berlin | Sonja Morgenstern (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Steffi Knoll (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1972–73 | Dresden | Sonja Morgenstern (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1973–74 | East Berlin | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Marion Weber (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1974–75 | Dresden | Christine Errath (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Steffi Knoll (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | [2] |
1975–76 | East Berlin | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Marion Weber (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Karin Enke (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1976–77 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Marion Weber (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Karin Enke (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1977–78 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Carola Weißenberg (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Marion Weber (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1978–79 | East Berlin | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Carola Weißenberg (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1979–80 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Anett Pötzsch (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Carola Weißenberg (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1980–81 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Carola Paul (SC Einheit Dresden) | Karin Hendschke (TSC Berlin) | |
1981–82 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Janina Wirth (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Carola Paul (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1982–83 | East Berlin | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Janina Wirth (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Karin Hendschke (TSC Berlin) | |
1983–84 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | Constanze Gensel (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1984–85 | East Berlin | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Constanze Gensel (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1985–86 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Constanze Gensel (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1986–87 | East Berlin | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Inga Gauter (TSC Berlin) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1987–88 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Katarina Witt (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | Evelyn Großmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1988–89 | East Berlin | Evelyn Großmann (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Lang (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Simone Koch (SC Einheit Dresden) | |
1989–90 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Tanja Krienke (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Cathrin Degler (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Claudia Wagler (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) |
Season [5] | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs |
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1948–49– 1952–53 | No competitors | ||||
1953–54 | East Berlin | Ingelore Gotsch / Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Motor Fermersleben) | Therese Geidel / Heinz Lindner (SC Einheit Berlin) | Vera (Lampe) Kuhrüber / Horst Kuhrüber (BSG Einheit Berliner Bär) | |
1954–55 | Geising | Therese Geidel / Heinz Lindner (SC Einheit Berlin) | Ingelore Gotsch / Heinz Kuhrüber (BSG Motor Fermersleben) | No other competitors | |
1955–56 | Rostock | Therese Geidel / Heinz Lindner (SC Einheit Berlin) | No other competitors | ||
1956–57– 1958–59 | No competition held | ||||
1959–60– 1962–63 | No competitors | ||||
1963–64 | East Berlin | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Monika Ziemke / Jochen Bode (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Eva Marie Reuter / Bernd Egert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1964–65 | East Berlin | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Monika Ziemke / Jochen Bode (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Eva Marie Reuter / Bernd Egert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1965–66 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Norma Allwelt / Michael Schmidt (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1966–67 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Norma Allwelt / Michael Schmidt (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1967–68 | East Berlin | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Norma Allwelt / Michael Schmidt (SC Dynamo Berlin) | |
1968–69 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Norma Allwelt / Michael Schmidt (SC Dynamo Berlin) | Sylke Müller / Peter Müller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | |
1969–70 | East Berlin | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | Sylke Müller / Peter Müller (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) | No other competitors | |
1970–71– 1988–89 | No competitors | ||||
1989–90 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Kati Winkler / René Lohse (SC Dynamo Berlin) | No other competitors |
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