Martina Clausner

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Martina Clausner
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Clausner in 1966
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Coach Jutta Müller
Skating club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Training locations Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retiredc. 1968

Martina Clausner is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany. She is the 1966 Prize of Moscow News champion, [1] a two-time Blue Swords silver medalist, and a three-time East German national medalist, having won one silver and two bronze medals. She competed at three World Championships and three European Championships in the 1960s.

Clausner was coached by Jutta Müller. [2] Her skating club was SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. [3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event1965–661966–671967–68
World Championships 20th14th17th
European Championships 15th14th14th
Blue Swords 2nd2nd
Prague Skate 4th
Prize of Moscow News 1st
Richmond Trophy  ?
National [3]
East German Champ. 3rd3rd2nd

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References

  1. "Beifall für Martina Clausner" [Applause for Martina Clausner]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 19 December 1966.
  2. Müller, Jutta (2008). Der schönste Sport der Welt: eine Eiskunstlauftrainerin erinnert sich [The most beautiful sport in the world: Memories of a figure skating coach] (in German). Das Neue Berlin.
  3. 1 2 "Historie Eiskunstlaufen - DDR - Meisterschaften (Damen)" [History: East German Figure Skating Championships (Ladies)]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.