Christina "Tina" Riegel (born 25 August 1965 in
Stuttgart
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,
Germany) is a former
German
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figure skater who competed in
pair skating
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and ladies singles at the
1980 Winter Olympics
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.
With partner
Andreas Nischwitz
Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former West German pair skater. He was born in Leinfelden, Germany. With partner Susanne Scheibe, he won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at bo ...
, Riegel won the gold medal at the
German Figure Skating Championships three straight years, beginning in 1979. They finished eighth at the 1980 Olympics, when Riegel was just 14 years old, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the
European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the
World Figure Skating Championships.
Riegel also won the bronze medal at the German Nationals in ladies singles in 1980 and 1981. She finished 18th at the 1980 Olympics and 19th at that year's World Championships.
Results
Single skating
Pair skating with Nischwitz
References
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1965 births
German female pair skaters
German female single skaters
Olympic figure skaters of West Germany
Sportspeople from Stuttgart
Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Living people
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists