Karin Riediger

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Karin Riediger
Personal information
Full nameKarin Riediger-Heintges
Country represented West Germany
Born (1961-08-02) 2 August 1961 (age 61)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Former skating clubDuisburgers SCK
Retired1984

Karin Riediger-Heintges (born 2 August 1961) [1] is a German former figure skater. She is the 1981 West German national champion. Riediger placed as high as sixth at the European Championships (1979) and ninth at the World Championships (1981). She was selected to represent West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics and finished 13th. Her skating club was Duisburger SCK.

After retiring from competition, Riediger-Heintges became a coach at her former club, teaching young skaters. Her daughter, Isabel Heintges, was born in 1993.

Results

International
Event77–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–8383–84
Olympics 13th
Worlds 19th15th32nd9th
Europeans 12th6th9th8th
NHK Trophy 5th
Nebelhorn 3rd3rd
Prague Skate 8th2nd
National
West German 3rd2nd2nd1st3rd9th

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References

  1. "Karin Riediger". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.