Erich Reifschneider (born 7 September 1957 in

Bad Nauheim Bad Nauheim is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany. As of 2020, Bad Nauheim has a population of 32,493. The town is approximately north of Frankfurt am Main, on the east edge of the Taunus mountain range. It is a worl ...

) is a former competitive

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 ...

who represented

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. He is the 1971

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champion and a three-time national champion (1973–75). He competed at five ISU Championships; his best result, 12th, came at the 1973 Europeans in

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and 1974 Europeans in

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. He works as a doctor in

Florstadt Florstadt () is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 26 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of Frankfurt am Main. It received town privileges in 2007. Rivers The river Nidda and its tributary the Horloff flow th ...

Competitive highlights

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reifschneider, Erich 1957 births German male single skaters Living people People from Bad Nauheim Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region)