Rico Krahnert

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Rico Krahnert
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Skating club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Training locations Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retiredc. 1989

Rico Krahnert is a German television production manager and former figure skater who competed for East Germany. He is the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, the 1988 Karl Schafer Memorial silver medalist, [1] and a two-time East German national medalist (silver in 1988, bronze in 1989). [2]

Krahnert represented East Germany at the 1987 World Junior Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and 1988 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He belonged to SC Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz). [2]

Krahnert has worked as a production manager for German television shows. [3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event1985–861986–871987–881988–89
European Champ. 18th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Schäfer Memorial 2nd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 14th
Blue Swords 5th J2nd J
National
East German Champ. 2nd3rd

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References

  1. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 88, 91. Archived from the original on 20 September 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. 1 2 "Historie Eiskunstlaufen - DDR - Meisterschaften (Herren)" [History: East German Figure Skating Championships (Men)]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
  3. "Rico Krahnert". IMDb.