Norbert Schramm

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Norbert Schramm
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Norbert Schramm (2011)
Born (1960-04-07) April 7, 1960 (age 63)
Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Copenhagen Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Helsinki Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Lyon Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Innsbruck Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Dortmund Men's singles

Norbert Schramm (born April 7, 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time European champion, a two-time World silver medalist, and a three-time German national champion.

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Skating career

Schramm began skating at age six. He was coached by Erich Zeller at the national center in Oberstdorf, and skated for the EC Oberstdorf club representing West Germany. Amongst his team members were Rudi Cerne and Heiko Fischer. Along with three national titles, Schramm won gold twice at the European Championships and silver twice at the World Championships. He also attracted media attention for his red costumes, his choreography and spontaneous creativity on ice, as well as for creating new spins and reinventing old forgotten spins.

Schramm retired from amateur competition in 1984. He became a professional world champion in Washington, D.C., United States, appeared in ice shows such as Holiday on Ice, and directed and choreographed such shows. In 1988, he began coaching figure skaters. From 2002 until 2007 he was artistic director of the ice show at Europa-Park. In 2006 he was a representative of the German "Dancing on Ice" television show.

Personal life

Schramm has a daughter, Bernadette Schramm (born on March 4, 1994), with former wife Nicola Brown. He was also married, for less than a year, to German-American filmmaker Marianne Hettinger. Schramm lives in New York City, where he works as a full-time action and people photographer. He was Grand Marshal of the 2012 Steuben Parade in New York City. [1]

Results

International
Event75–7676–7777–7878–7979–8080–8181–8282–8383–84
Olympics 9th
Worlds 16th 7th 2nd 2nd WD
Europeans 11th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd
Skate Canada 1st
NHK Trophy 2nd
Prague Skate 5th
St. Ivel 2nd
St. Gervais 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 4th
National
German Champ. 6th5th1st2nd1st3rd2nd1st
WD = Withdrew

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