Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former
West German
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pair skater
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. He was born in
Leinfelden
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,
Germany
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. With partner
Susanne Scheibe
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, he won the gold medal at the
German Figure Skating Championships
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in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at both the
European Figure Skating Championships
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and
World Figure Skating Championships
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in both years. He then teamed with
Christina Riegel and won the German title three straight years, starting in 1979. They finished eighth at the
1980 Winter Olympics
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Lake Placid was elected ...
, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the European Championships and the bronze at the World Championships.
Results
With Scheibe
With Riegel
References
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1957 births
Living people
German male pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters for West Germany
Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region)
People from Esslingen (district)
20th-century German sportsmen