Mario Liebers (born 1 January 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1977 Blue Swords champion, the 1978 Prize of Moscow News bronze medalist, and a five-time East German national silver medalist. He finished in the top ten at the 1978 World Championships and at three European Championships.

Mario Liebers
Mario Liebers at the Blue Swords in November 1976
Born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960 (age 64)
Dresden, East Germany
HometownBerlin, Germany
Figure skating career
CountryEast Germany
Skating clubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1980

After retiring from competition, Liebers became a dentist based in Berlin. He and his wife Kerstin, a former sprinter,[1] are the parents of German figure skaters Martin Liebers (born in 1985)[2] and Peter Liebers (born in 1988).[3]

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80
World Champ. 9th 14th 12th
European Champ. 11th 8th 6th 8th 7th
Blue Swords 2nd 1st
Moscow News 5th 3rd
National
East Germany 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Doppelte Hoffnung aus Berlin" [Two promising talents from Berlin]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 5 January 2004.
  2. ^ "Martin LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Peter LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.