German Figure Skating Championships

Unofficial German Figure Skating Championships were held from 1887 to 1889 in Hamburg.[1] The first official competition was held in Munich in 1891 in the men's category only.[1] In its early years, Germany and the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary had joint championships. The second German champion Georg Zacharias, for example, is from Vienna, as was Gustav Hügel, who won in 1894. The first German Nationals in pairs were held in 1907 in Altona, for ladies in Olmütz in 1911, and for ice dancing in Cologne in 1950. From 1949 to 1990 East and West Germany had separate national championships. In West Germany the winners were called German Champions and are therefore covered in the table below. In East Germany the winners were called GDR Champions (DDR-Meister). The medal winners of the National Championships in East Germany are listed in East German Figure Skating Championships.

In 1921, there was a dispute over eligibility. Pair skater Georg Velisch did not have citizenship of the Deutsche Reich and a protest was introduced to stop him from participating. Citizenship was not mentioned in the rules of the Deutsche Eislauf Verband but the 1921 pair competition was ultimately cancelled. In modern times, skaters without citizenship have competed in the championships.

In 1955, the results of the men's event were wrongly calculated. Months after the championships, referee Werner Rittberger noticed the mistake and awarded Tilo Gutzeit his gold medal.

The Junior championships are usually held as a separate event.

• "Jahrbuch 1989 - DEV" (Yearbook 1989 - German Skating Association), ISSN 0720-2075
• collected result lists of German Championships supplied by the DEU (German Figure Skating Association) 1947 to 1987
• Journal "Eis- und Rollsport", Nr. 4, 28 January 1937
• Journal "Eis- und Rollsport", Nr. 10, 15 January 1938
• Journal "Eis- und Rollsport", Nr. 9, 5 January 1939
• Journal "Eis- und Rollsport", Nr. 10, 15 January 1939
• Journal "Eis- und Rollsport",1941
• Der Eissport Nummer 13, 27 February 1930
• Der Eissport Nummer 10, 21 January 1929
• Der Eissport Nummer 11, 11 May 1925
• Der Eissport Nummer 9, 13 March 1925
• Der Eissport Nummer 9, 30 March 1926
• Der Eissport Nummer 1, 7 November 1924
• Der Winter 1920/1921, page 133
• Deutscher Eissport 1883-1886
• Deutscher Eissport, 21 January 1897, page 88
• Deutscher Eissport, 1896–1898
• Deutscher Eissport, 18 January 1900, page 96
• Deutscher Eissport, 7 February 1901, page 114
• Deutscher Wintersport, No. 11, 1904
• Deutscher Wintersport, No. 15, 1906
• Deutscher Wintersport, 1911–1913
• Deutscher Wintersport, No. 16, 29 March 1913
• Deutscher Wintersport, No. 11, 6 February 1914
• Deutscher Wintersport, No. 26, January 1917
• Deutscher Wintersport, 3 March 1919
• Deutscher Wintersport, 1 April 1920
• Deutscher Wintersport, 2 March 1921

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• Results at Deutsche Eislauf-Union