Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born 9 May 1944 in Kolberg, Province of Pomerania) is a German

figure skating 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 ...

coach and former competitor. She competed in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

and ladies singles. Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dropped behind fellow East German

Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele "Gaby" Seyfert (later Rüger, then Messerschmidt, now Körner, born 23 November 1948) is a German former figure skater. She is a two-time World champion (1969, 1970), and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first lady to suc ...

, she wanted to retire early. However, she changed to

and teamed up with

Heinz-Ulrich Walther Heinz-Ulrich Walther (born 11 March 1943) is a German former pair skater who represented East Germany and the United Team of Germany in competition. With Heidemarie Steiner, he is the 1970 World bronze medalist and a three-time European bronz ...

, who also became her husband in 1969. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1970

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. The pair trained at the SC Dynamo Berlin club and represented

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner. After she retired, she became figure skating coach at the SC Dynamo Berlin club (today SC Berlin). She has coached

Romy Kermer 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 Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Kar ...

Rolf Österreich Rolf Oesterreich (born 28 November 1952 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist. Oesterreich began skating in Berlin. He first teamed up with M ...

, Birgit Lorenz & Knut Schubert, Babette Preußler & Tobias Schöter and Peggy Schwarz &

Alexander König Alexander König (born 23 August 1966) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in pairs with Peggy Schwarz, he became the 1988 European bronze medalist and placed seventh at three Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he ...

, among others. She later coached Swiss couple Leslie Monod & Cedric Monod. She also worked as a choreographer for this couple. Today she lives in Berlin with her husband Heinz-Ulrich Walther.

Results

Ladies' singles

Pairs with Walther

External links

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Results

Ladies' singles

Pairs with Walther

See also

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