Heidemarie Steiner

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Heidemarie Steiner
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Heidi Steiner with Heinz-Ulrich Walther in 1966
Personal information
Country representedFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Born (1944-05-09) 9 May 1944 (age 79)
Kolberg, Pommern, Germany
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Former partner Heinz-Ulrich Walther
Former coach Heinz-Friedrich Lindner
Skating club SC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1970
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Ljubljana Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Leningrad Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Västerås Pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Ljubljana Pairs

Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born 9 May 1944 in Kolberg, Province of Pomerania) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles.

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Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dropped behind fellow East German Gabriele Seyfert, she wanted to retire early.

However, she changed to pair skating and teamed up with Heinz-Ulrich Walther, who also became her husband in 1969. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana. The pair trained at the SC Dynamo Berlin club and represented East Germany. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner.

After she retired, she became figure skating coach at the SC Dynamo Berlin club (today SC Berlin). She has coached Romy Kermer & Rolf Österreich, Birgit Lorenz & Knut Schubert, Babette Preußler & Tobias Schöter and Peggy Schwarz & Alexander König, among others. She later coached Swiss couple Leslie Monod & Cedric Monod. She also worked as a choreographer for this couple.

Today she lives in Berlin with her husband Heinz-Ulrich Walther.

Results

Ladies' singles

International
Event1960196119621963
European Championships 26th23rd
National
East German Championships 1st3rd2nd2nd

Pairs with Walther

International
Event65–6666–6767–6868–6969–70
Winter Olympics 4th
World Champ. 9th5th5th5th3rd
European Champ. 8th3rd3rd4th3rd
Prague Skate 3rd
National
East Germany 1st1st2nd1st1st

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