Claudia Kristofics-Binder

Claudia Kristofics-Binder (born 5 October 1961)[1] is an Austrian former figure skater. She is a two-time World bronze medalist (1981, 1982) and the 1982 European champion. She represented Austria at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] She was coached by Carlo Fassi.[2]

Claudia Kristofics-Binder
Claudia Kristofics-Binder in 2015
Personal information
Country representedAustria
Born (1961-10-05) 5 October 1961
Vienna, Austria
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coachCarlo Fassi
Former skating clubWEV
Former training locationsVienna
Retired1982
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
1982 CopenhagenLadies' singles
1981 HartfordLadies' singles
European Championships
1982 LyonLadies' singles
1981 InnsbruckLadies' singles

She is the younger sister of Austrian figure skater Helmut Kristofics-Binder.[3]

Results
International
Event 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82
Olympics16th7th
Worlds16th11th13th7th5th3rd3rd
Europeans13th8thWD3rd1st
Skate America3rd
Skate Canada2nd3rd
Schäfer Memorial1st
Prague Skate1st
National
Austrian Champ.3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Claudia Kristofics-Binder". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Die Damen-Wahl". Der Spiegel (in German). 10 December 1979.
  3. Riezinger, Birgit (7 January 2015). "Die Letzte einer goldenen Ära" [Last from a golden era]. Der Standard (in German).
Awards
Preceded by
Annemarie Moser-Pröll		 Austrian Sportswoman of the year
1981 – 1982		 Succeeded by
Gerda Winklbauer
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