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Claudia Leistner Personal information Country represented 
West GermanyBorn April 15, 1965 Former coach Günter Zöller
Ondrej Nepela
Martin SkotnickyMedal recordLadies' Figure Skating Competitor for West GermanyWorld Figure Skating Championships Silver 1989 Paris Ladies' Singles Silver 1983 Helsinki Ladies' Singles European Championships Gold 1989 Birmingham Ladies' Singles Bronze 1985 Gothenburg Ladies' Singles Bronze 1983 Dortmund Ladies' Singles Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, (born 15 April 1965 in Ludwigshafen, Germany) is a German figure skater. She is the 1989 European Champion.
Biography
She was initially a roller-skater but later took up ice-skating. With her outstanding jumping ability she made an impressive debut on the international scene, going on to become European champion in 1989 and a two-time silver medalist at the world championships (1983 and 1989). She trained in Mannheim, initially being coached by Günter Zöller and later by Ondrej Nepela and Martin Skotnicky. At national level she represented the Mannheimer ERC club and internationally she skated for West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany).
Claudia Leister is married to Stefan Pfrengle, a former German national champion in pair figure skating. The couple have a daughter named Julia Pfrengle and a son named Yannik. Julia is also a figure-skater, trains at the Mannheimer ERC and is the German Novice Champion 2007 + 2008 and the German Junior Champion 2009.
Results
Event 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 Winter Olympic Games 9th 6th World Championships 4th 2nd 6th 6th 6th 4th 2nd European Championships 5th 3rd 3rd 5th 4th 5th 1st German Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Skate America 2nd 1st Skate Canada International 2nd Trophée de France 1st NHK Trophy 4th 4th References
- Deutsche Eislauf Union (DEU) [1]
- Eissportmagazin (several issues) [2]
- Pirouette (several Issues) [3]
- Results: ISU
German champions in figure skating – Ladies' Singles 1911: Elsa Rendschmidt • 1912: Luise Strasilla • 1913–1914: Thea Frenssen • 1917–1918: Thea Frenssen • 1919–1920: Elaine Winter • 1921: Ellen Brockhöft • 1922: Elaine Winter • 1923–1927: Ellen Brockhöft • 1928–1931: Katrin Flebbe • 1932: Ruth Michaelis • 1933–1935: Maxi Herber • 1936: Viktoria Lindpaitner • 1937–1941: Lydia Veicht • 1942–1944: Marta Musilek • 1947: Inge Jell • 1948: Irene Braun • 1949–1951: Helga Dudzinski • 1952: Erika Kraft • 1953–1954: Gundi Busch • 1955–1956: Rosi Pettinger • 1957–1959: Ina Bauer • 1960: Bärbel Martin • 1961: Karin Gude • 1962: Inge Paul • 1963: Karin Gude • 1964: Inge Paul • 1965: Uschi Keszler • 1966: Angelika Wagner • 1967–1968: Monika Feldmann • 1969–1971: Eileen Zillmer • 1972–1974: Gerti Schanderl • 1975: Isabel de Navarre • 1976: Gerti Schanderl • 1977–1980: Dagmar Lurz • 1981: Karin Riediger • 1982–1984: Manuela Ruben • 1985–1989: Claudia Leistner • 1990: Patricia Neske • 1991–1993: Marina Kielmann • 1994–1995: Tanja Szewczenko • 1996: Astrid Hochstetter • 1997: Eva-Maria Fitze • 1998: Tanja Szewczenko • 1999: Eva-Maria Fitze • 2000–2001: Susanne Stadlmüller • 2002: Katharina Häcker • 2003–2006: Annette Dytrt • 2007: Kristin Wieczorek • 2008: Sarah Hecken • 2009: Annette Dytrt • 2010-2011: Sarah Hecken
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- German female single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of West Germany
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