Richard Zander

Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964)[1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.

For the anatomist, see Richard Zander (anatomist).
Richard Zander
Personal information
Country representedWest Germany
Born (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964
Portland, Oregon, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former coachKarin Doherty
Former skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Retired1990

Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents.[2] In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Results
International
Event 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90
Olympics11th
Worlds11th11th9th7th
Europeans8th9th6th5thWD5th
Nebelhorn2nd2nd
Prague Skate2nd
St. Gervais2nd
National
German Champ.7th9th5th2nd2nd1st2nd1st2nd
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Richard Zander". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Harvey, Randy (March 6, 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  • German newspapers 1988
  • result lists ISU and DEU
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