Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born 9 May 1944 in Kolberg, Province of Pomerania) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles.

Heidemarie Steiner
Heidi Steiner with Heinz-Ulrich Walther in 1966
Born (1944-05-09) 9 May 1944 (age 80)
Kolberg, Pommern, Germany
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Skating clubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1970
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Ljubljana Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Leningrad Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Västerås Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Ljubljana Pairs

Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dropped behind fellow East German Gabriele Seyfert, she wanted to retire early.

However, she changed to pair skating and teamed up with Heinz-Ulrich Walther, who also became her husband in 1969. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana. The pair trained at the SC Dynamo Berlin club and represented East Germany. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner.

After she retired, she became figure skating coach at the SC Dynamo Berlin club (today SC Berlin). She has coached Romy Kermer & Rolf Österreich, Birgit Lorenz & Knut Schubert, Babette Preußler & Tobias Schöter and Peggy Schwarz & Alexander König, among others. She later coached Swiss couple Leslie Monod & Cedric Monod. She also worked as a choreographer for this couple.

Today she lives in Berlin with her husband Heinz-Ulrich Walther.

Results

edit

Ladies' singles

edit
International
Event 1960 1961 1962 1963
European Championships 26th 23rd
National
East German Championships 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd

Pairs with Walther

edit
International
Event 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70
Winter Olympics 4th
World Champ. 9th 5th 5th 5th 3rd
European Champ. 8th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd
Prague Skate 3rd
National
East Germany 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st

See also

edit
edit