Christoff Beck (born 23 January 1964 in Vienna) is an Austrian former competitive ice dancer. Competing with his sister, Kathrin Beck, he became the 1987 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Skate Canada International medalist (silver in 1987, bronze in 1985), and a six-time Austrian national champion (1983–1988). They finished fifth at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.[1] They trained six days a week, fifty weeks a year.[2]
| Christoff Beck | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1964 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Partner | Kathrin Beck |
| Skating club | WEV Vienna |
| Retired | 1988 |
Beck studied law at the University of Vienna and opened his own law firm in 2002.[3] He has three sons.[2]
Results edit
(ice dance with Kathrin Beck)
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | ||||||
| World Champ. | 16th | 16th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 5th | |
| European Champ. | 15th | 16th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | ||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||
| Skate America | 5th | ||||||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
| Universiade | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| National | |||||||
| Austrian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoff Beck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ a b Neumann, Fritz (3 June 2012). "Der Donaukanal, der Pazifik, die Wellenlänge" [The Danube Canal, the Pacific, the Wavelength]. Der Standard (in German). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Die Kanzlei: Christoff Beck" [The firm: Christoff Beck] (in German). Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Beck. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
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