Paul Fentz (born 8 September 1992) is a retired German

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. He has won four senior international medals and is a four-time German national champion (2018–20, 2022). He has competed in the final segment at eight ISU Championships.

Career

Fentz began appearing on the

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series in the 2008–09 season. His senior international debut came at the 2011 Triglav Trophy. In the 2011–12 season, he won the silver medal at the 2012 German Championships and was included in Germany's team to the 2012 European Championships in

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, England. After advancing past the preliminary round, he placed 23rd in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 17th overall. Fentz won his first senior international medal in February 2013, obtaining bronze at the

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and then silver at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial. Ranked 16th in the short and 17th in the free, Fentz finished 16th at the 2016 European Championships in

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, Slovakia. He placed 12th in the short, 8th in the free, and 10th overall at the 2017 European Championships in

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, Czech Republic. In March, he finished 20th at the 2017 World Championships in

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, Finland. Due to his result, Germany

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for a spot in the men's event at the

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, South Korea. Fentz was unable to qualify for the men's event at the

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four years later, but he participated as the German entry in the men's short program of the Olympic team event, where he finished ninth of nine skaters.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Detailed results

References

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