Roxana Hartmann,

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. She is a ten-time Romanian national champion and represented her country at two Olympics. She qualified for the free skate at the

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, four

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, and two World Junior Championships. Her best ISU Championship result was 15th, which she achieved at the 2002 Junior Worlds and 2005 Europeans.

Career

Hartmann made her senior international debut when she was 13 years old, placing 14th in her qualifying group at the 1996 European Championships. She competed on both the junior and senior levels until the end of the 2001–02 season. Her best result in five appearances at the World Junior Championships was 15th in

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. Hartmann placed 23rd at the

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, United States. She underwent knee surgery in September 2003 and missed the 2003–04 season as a result. Hartmann finished a career-best 15th at the 2005 European Championships. A back injury caused her to withdraw from the 2006 European Championships during the short program. She placed 26th at her second Olympics, in Turin. Hartmann last competed at the 2009 World Championships. Since her retirement, she began working as a figure skating coach and choreographer in southern Germany.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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; JGP: Junior Series/Junior Grand Prix''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Roxana 1982 births Living people Romanian emigrants to Germany Romanian female single skaters Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Bucharest Olympic figure skaters for Romania Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Romanian sportswomen