Simone Lang

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Simone Lang
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Lang at the 1992 German Championships
Born (1971-04-30) 30 April 1971 (age 52)
Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
East Germany
Retired1995

Simone Lang (born 30 April 1971) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1989 Skate Canada International silver medalist, 1989 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. Lang achieved her highest ISU Championship placement, fourth, at the 1989 and 1992 European Championships. On the national level, she won three medals at the German Championships and one at the East German Championships.

Lang was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and later by Peter Jonas in Oberstdorf and Düsseldorf. [1] [2]

Competitive highlights

International
Event1985–86
(GDR)
1988–89
(GDR)
1989–90
(GDR)
1990–91
(GER)
1991–92
(GER)
1992–93
(GER)
1993–94
(GER)
1994–95
(GER)
Worlds 12th13th17th
Europeans 4th9th4th10th
Skate America 3rd
Skate Canada 2nd
Int. de Paris /
Trophée de France
7th9th7th4th6th
Karl Schäfer 3rd
Nebelhorn 1st
Piruetten 7th
Prague Skate 1st
National
German 4th3rd2nd4th3rd
East German 2nd
WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. "Jutta Müller" (in German). chemnitz.de.
  2. "Simone Lang". Figure Skating Corner.