Simone Koch

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Simone Koch
SimoneKoch.jpg
Simone Koch-Schnabel at the 1992 German Championships in Unna
Other namesSimone Schnabel
Born (1969-10-25) 25 October 1969 (age 55)
Dresden, East Germany
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Retired1993
Medal record
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 SarajevoLadies' singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Sapporo Ladies' singles

Simone Schnabel (née Koch; born 25 October 1969) is a German former competitive figure skater. She is the 1983 World Junior champion and represented East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

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Career

Koch learned her first triple jumps with coach Ingeburg Walter at the Dresdner EC. Later she was coached by Ingrid Lehmann in Berlin. She represented the GDR and her club was SC Einheit Berlin.

Koch won the World Junior Championships in 1983, at the age of 14. In 1984, she was awarded the silver medal at the World Junior Championships, placing behind another East German, Karin Hendschke. [1]

Koch won the silver medal at the 1984 East German Championships behind Katarina Witt. She placed 4th at the 1985 European Championships.

In 1988, Koch won her second silver medal, again behind Witt, at the German Championships. She was sent to the 1988 Winter Olympics and placed 9th. [2]

In 1989, Koch was one of the favourites for the European Championships but she lost the qualifying competition in East Germany versus Evelyn Großmann and Simone Lang.

In 1992 and 1993, following German reunification, Koch attempted to qualify for international championships but was unsuccessful.

Personal life

Koch married Günther Schnabel and took his surname. [2] Their daughter, Lisa-Maria, was born in 1990.

Results

International
Event82–83
(GDR)		83–84
(GDR)		84–85
(GDR)		85–86
(GDR)		86–87
(GDR)		87–88
(GDR)		88–89
(GDR)		89–90
(GDR)		91–92
(GER)		92–93
(GER)
Olympics 9th
Worlds 14th12th8th
Europeans 7th4th5th
Moscow News 5th
NHK Trophy 5th
Prague Skate 3rd2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 1st2nd
National
Germany 6th7th
East Germany 2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd

References

  1. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Simone Koch". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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