Rolf Oesterreich (born 28 November 1952 in
Rostock,
East Germany) is a German
figure skating coach and former competitor. With
Romy Kermer
Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Personal life
Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Kar ...
, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Oesterreich began skating in Berlin. He first teamed up with
Marlies Radunsky. From 1972 on he skated with
Romy Kermer
Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Personal life
Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Kar ...
. He skated for the club
SC Dynamo Berlin and was representing East Germany. His coach was
Heidemarie Seiner-Walther.
Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...
.
In March 1976, they were both awarded the
Patriotic Order of Merit for their Olympic success.
After their figure skating career they married each other.
Oesterreich now works as a figure skating coach at the club TUS
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
.
Results
Pairs with Kermer
Pairs with Radunsky
Men's singles
See also
*
Figure Skating
*
World Figure Skating Championships
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060502042510/http://www.eklscberlin.arcgraph.de/
*http://www.tus-eissport.de
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1952 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Rostock
People from Bezirk Rostock
German male pair skaters
Sportspeople from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of East Germany
East German male figure skaters
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
German figure skating coaches