| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Figure skating | ||
 | 1968 Grenoble | Pairs |
| Margot Glockshuber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 June 1949 Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margot Glockshuber (born 26 June 1949) is a former West German pair skater. With partner Wolfgang Danne, she is the 1968 Winter Olympics bronze medalist. They are also the 1967 World and European silver medalists.
(with Wolfgang Danne)
| International | ||||
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| Event | 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 |
| Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||
| World Championships | 11th | 4th | 2nd | WD |
| European Champ. | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th |
| Prague Skate | 1st | 1st | ||
| National | ||||
| West German Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||
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