Eberhard Rausch (born 11 December 1947 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

) is a former German

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 ...

. With partner Corinna Halke, he is the 1974–1976 German national champion. They competed five times at 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 the

World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held e ...

. They placed 10th at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

and 8th at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...

. With partner Brunhilde Bassler, he is the 1970 German national champion.

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Brunhilde Bassler

Pairs with Corinna Halke

References

* ISU statistics * IOC – Winter Olympics 1976 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rausch, Eberhard 1947 births German male pair skaters Olympic figure skaters for Germany Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Mannheim 20th-century German sportsmen