Wolfgang Danne (9 December 1941 – 16 June 2019)[1][2] was a West German pair skater. He was born in Hildesheim. With partner Margot Glockshuber, he became the 1968 Olympic bronze medalist. They were also the 1967 World and 1967 European silver medalists.[3][4]
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Figure skating | ||
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1968 Grenoble | Pairs |
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| Born | 9 December 1941 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 2019 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Margot Glockshuber Sigrid Riechmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
editWith Margot Glockshuber
edit| International | ||||
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| Event | 1964–65 | 1965–66 | 1966–67 | 1967–68 |
| Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||
| World Championships | 11th | 4th | 2nd | WD |
| European Champ. | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th |
| Prague Skate | 1st | 1st | ||
| National | ||||
| West German Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | ||||
With Sigrid Riechmann
edit| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1962–63 | 1963–64 |
| World Championships | 9th | |
| European Championships | 11th | 6th |
| National | ||
| West German Champ. | 3rd | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ Fellner, Christian (11 July 2019). "Bescheidenes SCR-Aushängeschild: Eiskunstläufer Wolfgang Danne ist tot". Münchner Merkur (in German). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Erfolgreicher Paarläufer Wolfgang Danne verstorben" (in German). Deutsche Eislauf-Union. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Wolfgang Danne". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Margot Glockshuber & Wolfgang Danne". pairsonice.net. Archived from the original on 7 October 2007.
External links
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