Sonja Morgenstern
Sonja Morgenstern (born 22 January 1955) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor.[1]
Sonja Morgenstern | ||||||||||||||
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Sonja Morgenstern in 1970, with her coach Jutta Müller | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Country represented | East Germany | |||||||||||||
Born | Frankenberg, Saxony, East Germany | 22 January 1955|||||||||||||
Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Former coach | Jutta Müller | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1973 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany (GDR). In 1966 she won the Spartakiade in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the Winter Olympics. Her biggest success was winning the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1972. In the same year, she placed sixth at the Winter Olympics. Her main East German rival was Christine Errath. In 1973 Morgenstern ended her figure skating career as a result of injuries. In the early 1980s she coached the 4-year-old Stefan Lindemann.
Having retired from figure skating, Morgenstern studied educational theory in Zwickau and became a teacher. She gave up teaching in 1981 due to the illness of her son Michael who needed special care for the first four years of his life. She later became a beautician.
Results
International | ||||||
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Event | 67–68 | 68–69 | 69–70 | 70–71 | 71–72 | 72–73 |
Winter Olympics | 28th | 6th | ||||
World Champ. | 20th | WD | 11th | 6th | 5th | 8th |
European Champ. | 17th | 12th | 9th | 4th | 3rd | WD |
Blue Swords | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
Moscow News | 3rd | |||||
National | ||||||
East German Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
WD = Withdrew |
References
- "Sonja Morgenstern Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2015.