Rolf Oesterreich (born 28 November 1952 in

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

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) is a German

figure skating 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, when contested at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 Olympics ...

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

. 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. In March 1976, they were both awarded the

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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.

Results

Pairs with Kermer

Pairs with Radunsky

Men's singles

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