Patrick Meier (born 15 March 1976 in
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria ...
) is a Swiss former competitive
figure skater. He is the
1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a seven-time
Swiss national champion.
Meier began skating at the age of six.
[ He represented Switzerland at the ]European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, an ...
, the World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...
, and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
, where he placed 22nd. Meier became the first Swiss skater to perform a triple Axel
Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble":
Sports
* Triple (baseball), a three-base hit
* A basketball three-point field goal
* A figure skating jump with three rotations
* In bowling terms, three strikes in a row
* I ...
in competition, at the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial.[ He studied law at the ]University of Zürich
The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...
.[
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Programs
Results
References
External links
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Swiss male single skaters
Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of Switzerland
1976 births
Living people
People from Winterthur
Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade
Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich
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