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Birgit Lorenz (born 20 August 1963 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a former East German pair skater who competed with Knut Schubert. They won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and 1985, and captured the silver medal in four additional years. The couple won the bronze at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1983 and 1984 and finished fifth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They also finished a career-best sixth place at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships.
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_-_Birgit_Lorenz.jpg) Birgit Lorenz, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1963 East Berlin, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  East Germany | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results edit
(with Schubert)
| International | ||||||||
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| Event | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 |
| Olympics | 5th | |||||||
| Worlds | 9th | 7th | 8th | 6th | ||||
| Europeans | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
| Blue Swords | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Prague Skate | 4th | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| Ennia Challenge | 2nd | 1st | ||||||
| Moscow News | 4th | 5th | ||||||
| National | ||||||||
| East Germany | 4th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
References edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Lorenz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.