Richard Zander

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Richard Zander
Born (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 59)
Portland, Oregon, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country West Germany
Retired1990

Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964) [1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.

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Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents. [2] In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Results

International
Event81–8282–8383–8484–8585–8686–8787–8888–8989–90
Olympics 11th
Worlds 11th11th9th7th
Europeans 8th9th6th5thWD5th
Nebelhorn 2nd2nd
Prague Skate 2nd
St. Gervais 2nd
National
German Champ. 7th9th5th2nd2nd1st2nd1st2nd
WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. "Richard Zander". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Harvey, Randy (March 6, 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.