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Romy Kermer
Romy Kermer in 1975
Born (1956-07-28) 28 July 1956 (age 68)
Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height164 cm (5 ft 4.6 in)
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Retired1976
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Figure skating: Pairs
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Gothenburg Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Munich Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Geneva Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1975 Copenhagen Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1974 Zagreb Pairs

Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.

Personal life

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Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. After marrying Rolf Oesterreich in late 1976, she changed her name to Romy Oesterreich.[1]

Career

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Romy Kermer began skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt, where she became a pair skater. Early in her career, she competed with Tassilo Thierbach and Andreas Forner.

1972 she moved to Berlin and skated there at the club SC Dynamo Berlin. Her coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther. She continued to represent SC Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1973, when she changed clubs as well. Her pair skating partner became Rolf Oesterreich. Kermer/Oesterreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.[1] In March 1976, they were both awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit for their Olympic success.[2]

Romy Oesterreich became a figure skating coach at the club SC Berlin. One of her students, Philipp Tischendorf, won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix 2005 in Bratislava.

Results

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With Rolf Oesterreich

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International
Event 1973 1974 1975 1976
Winter Olympics 2nd
World Championships 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd
European Champ. 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd
National
East German Champ. 1st 2nd 1st 1st

With Andreas Forner

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International
Event 1972–72
Blue Swords 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 6th

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romy Kermer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high honours]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 32, no. 73. 25 March 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  • [1] SC Berlin e.V.
  • [2] Deutsche Eislauf-Union e.V.
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