Gerti Schanderl

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Gerti Schanderl
Personal information
Country represented West Germany
Born (1956-10-12) 12 October 1956 (age 63)
Munich
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
CoachRosemarie Brüning
Manfred Schnelldorfer
Skating clubEC München
Retired1977

Gerti Schanderl (born 12 October 1956) [1] is a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She is the 1973 Prize of Moscow News champion, the 1973 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, and a four-time German national champion.

Schanderl was born in Munich, the daughter of a production line seamstress and a federal railway locksmith. [1] She achieved her highest ISU Championship placement, fourth at the 1974 Europeans in Zagreb and the 1974 Worlds in Munich. A member of EC München, she was coached by Rosemarie Brüning before joining Manfred Schnelldorfer in March 1976. [1] [2]

Competitive highlights

International
Event71–7272–7373–7474–7575–7676–77
World Champ. 13th13th4th14th
European Champ. 13th5th4th11th9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Prague Skate 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 1st
National
German Champ. 1st1st1st2nd1st2nd

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gerti Schanderl". munzinger.de (in German). 1 January 1986.
  2. Prieser, Uwe (28 January 1977). "Happy-End für Gerti Schanderl" [Happy ending for Gerti Schanderl]. Die Zeit (in German).