SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was a sports club located at

Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt (); ; ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East Be ...

in the

German Democratic Republic East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

. Established in 1945, the sports club went through a variation of name changes until 1 July 1963, settling with SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, which lasted until its dissolution around the end of 1990.

Sports

Figure skating

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt's figure skaters had won medals in

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, European, international and

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competitions. The coach for the club's singles' ladies and men's figure skating from 1960 through 1990 (the East German club's disestablishment) was

Jutta Müller Jutta Müller ( Lötzsch; 13 December 1928 – 2 November 2023) was a German figure skater and one of the most successful figure skating coaches worldwide. Personal life Jutta Lötzsch was born on 13 December 1928, to Marie Lötzsch (née Pr ...

, who also coached her own daughter,

Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele "Gaby" Seyfert (later Rüger, then Messerschmidt, now Körner, born 23 November 1948) is a German former figure skater. She is a two-time World champion (1969, 1970), and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first lady to succ ...

. Seyfert, the first person Müller coached, won ten consecutive East German national championships from 1961 to 1970, three European Championships, two World Championships, as well as placing second in the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, becoming East Germany's first person to win an Olympic medal. Ladies figure skaters that Müller coached included Seyfert, Martina Clausner, Sonja Morgenstern, Simone Gräfe, Steffi Knoll,

Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch (later Witt, now Rauschenbach; born 3 September 1960) is a German former Figure skating, figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980 Olympic champion, two-time World Figure Skating Championships, W ...

, Marion Weber,

Katarina Witt Katarina Witt (, ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states that "she is remembered mos ...

, Constanze Gensel,

Evelyn Großmann Evelyn Großmann (born 16 July 1971) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1990 European Figure Skating Championships, 1990 European champion and 1991 European Figure Skating Championships, 1991 European silver medallist. Career Born ...

, Simone Lang and Claudia Wagler. Men's figure skaters she coached included

Günter Zöller Günter Zöller (born 21 May 1948) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor for East Germany. He is the 1970 World bronze medalist, the 1970 European bronze medalist, a five-time Blue Swords champion, and a five-time East Germa ...

, Klaus Purrücker,

Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann (born 26 October 1955) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time (1974, 1977–1979) Eu ...

, Nils Köpp, Rico Krahnert and Ronny Winkler. Jan Hoffmann was the most successful male figure skater from East Germany, having won four European Championship titles, two World Championship titles and a silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. Anett Pötzsch won four European Championship titles, two World Championships and a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, the first Olympic gold medal in figure skating for the GDR. Pötzsch ended her career in 1980. Katarina Witt was the most successful East German with six Championship titles, four World Championship titles and two Olympic victories. In addition to Jutta Müller, Irene Salzmann coached pairs figure skaters Sabine Baeß and

Tassilo Thierbach Tassilo Thierbach (21 May 1956 – 19 April 2025) was a German pair skater. With partner Sabine Baeß, he was the 1982 World champion and a two-time European champion (1982, 1983). Biography Baeß and Thierbach were coached by Irene Sal ...

for SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. In late 1990, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was succeeded by Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC), which itself was succeeded by Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC), in late 1998.

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt medalists

; Olympic Figure Skating Championships ;

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 ...

;

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 ...

;

East German Figure Skating Championships The East German Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating competition held annually to determine the national champions of the German Democratic Republic, often referred to as ''East Germany''. Skaters competed in the disciplines of m ...

Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC) medalists

; Olympic Figure Skating Championships ;

;

German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the German Ice Skating Union () to crown the national champions of Germany. The first official German championships were held in 1891 in Munich; ...

Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC) medalists

; Olympic Figure Skating Championships ;

;

Speed skating

In contrast to figure skating, speed skating produced only one athlete of world class. Gabi Pliers won three Olympic bronze medals, 12 World Championship medals, and four European title. Speed skating and figure skating went on to form a new successor club upon German reunification.

Football

The footballers of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt originally began play in 1954. The football department was separated from the sports club and reorganized as

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

FC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1966. The football club was renamed Chemnitzer FC after the

Peaceful Revolution The Peaceful Revolution () – also, in German called ' (, "the turning point") – was one of the peaceful revolutions of 1989 at the peak of the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in the late 1980s. A process of sociopolitical change that led to, am ...

Weight lifting

The Weightlifters were numerically the most successful department of SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, with 125 medals coming from the Olympics, World and European Championships.

Athletics

Track and field athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt were quite successful, winning two Olympic gold medals, two World Championships and seven European Championship titles.

Cycling

The track cyclists of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt won two silver medals at the Olympic Games.

Swimming

Swimming produced 119 medals, of which 72 were Olympic gold medals, World and European Championships and was the most successful section of the sporting club with titles.

Gymnastics

The KTV Chemnitz emerged from the section of gymnastics as its successor sports club.

Medals

Medals of athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1963 to 1989.

References

External links

Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC)
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