Mario Liebers

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Mario Liebers
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Mario Liebers at the Blue Swords in November 1976
Born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960 (age 65)
Dresden, East Germany
Hometown Berlin, Germany
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Skating clubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1980

Mario Liebers (born 1 January 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1977 Blue Swords champion, the 1978 Prize of Moscow News bronze medalist, and a five-time East German national silver medalist. He finished in the top ten at the 1978 World Championships and at three European Championships.

After retiring from competition, Liebers became a dentist based in Berlin. He and his wife Kerstin, a former sprinter, [1] are the parents of German figure skaters Martin Liebers (born in 1985) [2] and Peter Liebers (born in 1988). [3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event73–7474–7575–7676–7777–7878–7979–80
World Champ. 9th14th12th
European Champ. 11th8th6th8th7th
Blue Swords 2nd1st
Moscow News 5th3rd
National
East Germany 2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd

References

  1. "Doppelte Hoffnung aus Berlin" [Two promising talents from Berlin]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 5 January 2004.
  2. "Martin LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  3. "Peter LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.