Petra Ruhrmann

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Petra Ruhrmann
Born (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950 (age 73)
Düsseldorf
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country West Germany
Coach Hellmut Seibt
Skating clubERC Westfalen
Retiredc. 1968

Petra Ruhrmann (born 2 August 1950) [1] is a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She became a two-time national silver medalist and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, placing 17th. [2] She finished in the top ten at the 1967 European Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, and at the 1968 European Championships in Västerås, Sweden. Her coach was Hellmut Seibt. [3]

Ruhrmann began coaching Angelo Dolfini, a four-time Italian national champion, when he was a child and guided him until the end of his career. [4] [5]

Competitive highlights

International
Event1964–651965–661966–671967–68
Winter Olympics 17th
European Champ. 9th10th
Prague Skate 10th7th
National
West German Champ. 2nd2nd

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