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]
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.jpg) Claudia Kristofics-Binder in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1961 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is the younger sister of Austrian figure skater Helmut Kristofics-Binder.[3]
Results
edit| International | |||||||
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| Event | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 |
| Olympics | 16th | 7th | |||||
| Worlds | 16th | 11th | 13th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Europeans | 13th | 8th | WD | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Skate America | 3rd | ||||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 1st | ||||||
| Prague Skate | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Austrian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Claudia Kristofics-Binder". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Die Damen-Wahl". Der Spiegel (in German). 10 December 1979.
- ^ Riezinger, Birgit (7 January 2015). "Die Letzte einer goldenen Ära" [Last from a golden era]. Der Standard (in German).