Claudia Kristofics-Binder (born 5 October 1961) is an Austrian former

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She is a two-time World bronze medalist (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

) and the 1982 European champion. She represented Austria at the

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

and

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

. She was coached by

Carlo Fassi Carlo Fassi (20 December 1929 – 20 March 1997) was an Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions. As a single skater, he was the 1953 World bronze medalist, a two-time European c ...

. She is the younger sister of Austrian figure skater

Helmut Kristofics-Binder Helmut Kristofics-Binder (born 1960) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time (1979–81) Austrian national champion and competed at seven ISU Championships. His best results were fifth at the 1977 Junior Worlds in M ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kristofics-Binder, Claudia 1961 births Living people Austrian female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Vienna Olympic figure skaters for Austria World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists