Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former

West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He was born in

Leinfelden Leinfelden-Echterdingen (; Swabian: ''Laefälda-Ächdordeng'') is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent t ...

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. With partner

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, he won the gold medal at the

German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the German Ice Skating Union () to crown the national champions of Germany. The first official German championships were held in 1891 in Munich; ...

in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at both the

European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ...

and

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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 The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nischwitz, Andreas 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