SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was a sports club located at

Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany ...

in the

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. Established in 1945, the sports club went through a variation of name changes until 1 July 1963, settling with SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, which lasted until its dissolution around the end of 1990.

Sports

Figure skating

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt's figure skaters had won medals in

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competitions. The coach for the club's singles' ladies and men's figure skating from 1960 through 1990 (the East German club's disestablishment) was Jutta Müller, who also coached her own daughter, Gabriele Seyfert. Seyfert, the first person Müller coached, won ten consecutive East German national championships from 1961 to 1970, three European Championships, two World Championships, as well as placing second in the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, becoming East Germany's first person to win an Olympic medal. Ladies figure skaters that Müller coached included Seyfert,

Martina Clausner Martina Clausner is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany. She is the 1966 Prize of Moscow News champion, a two-time Blue Swords silver medalist, and a three-time East German national medalist, having won one silver and two ...

Sonja Morgenstern Sonja Morgenstern (born 22 January 1955) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany ( GDR). In 1966 she won the Spa ...

, Simone Gräfe, Steffi Knoll,

Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch (later Witt, now Rauschenbach, born 3 September 1960) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (1978, 1980), four-time European champion (1977–1980), and five-time East Ger ...

Marion Weber Marion Weber (born 19 May 1959) is a former figure skater who competed for East Germany. She is the 1974 Richmond Trophy champion and 1977 Prague Skate silver medalist. Weber was selected to represent East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics ...

Katarina Witt Katarina Witt (, ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states "she is remembered most for ...

Constanze Gensel Constanze Bauer ( Gensel) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented East Germany. She is the 1984 Ennia Challenge champion, the 1985 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, and a two-time East German national silver medalist. Gense ...

Evelyn Großmann Evelyn Großmann (born 16 July 1971) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1990 European champion and 1991 European silver medallist. Career Born in Dresden, Saxony, East Germany, Großmann represented first East Germany (GDR) and l ...

Simone Lang Simone Lang (born 30 April 1971) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1989 Skate Canada International silver medalist, 1989 Skate America bronze medalist, and 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy champion. Lang achieved her highest ISU Championship pl ...

and Claudia Wagler. Men's figure skaters she coached included

Günter Zöller Günter Zöller (born 21 May 1948) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor for East Germany. He is the 1970 World bronze medalist, the 1970 European bronze medalist, a five-time Blue Swords champion, and a five-time East German ...

, Klaus Purrücker,

Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann (born 26 October 1955) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time (1974, 1977–1979) Eur ...

Nils Köpp Nils Köpp is a German former figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1983 World Junior bronze medalist. After moving up to the senior level, he won bronze at the 1985 Golden Spin of Zagreb, silver at the 1986 Karl Schäfer Memor ...

, Rico Krahnert and

Ronny Winkler Ronny Winkler (born 29 July 1971) is a German former competitive figure skater. He won two senior internationals, bronze at the 1989 Karl Schäfer Memorial and at the 1990 Nations Cup, and three national titles, East German in 1990 and Germa ...

. Jan Hoffmann was the most successful male figure skater from East Germany, having won four European Championship titles, two World Championship titles and a silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. Anett Pötzsch won four European Championship titles, two World Championships and a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, the first Olympic gold medal in figure skating for the GDR. Pötzsch ended her career in 1980. Katarina Witt was the most successful East German with six Championship titles, four World Championship titles and two Olympic victories. In addition to Jutta Müller, Irene Salzmann coached pairs figure skaters

Sabine Baeß Sabine Baeß, married name Marbach, (born 15 March 1961) is a German former pair skater. With her partner Tassilo Thierbach, she is the 1982 World champion and a two-time European champion (1982, 1983). Career Baeß/Thierbach were coached ...

and

Tassilo Thierbach Tassilo Thierbach (born 21 May 1956) is a German former pair skater. With partner Sabine Baeß, he is the 1982 World champion and a two-time European champion (1982, 1983). Life and career Baeß/Thierbach were coached by Irene Salzmann in ...

for SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. In late 1990, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was succeeded by Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC), which itself was succeeded by Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC), in late 1998.

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt medalists

; Olympic Figure Skating Championships ;

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East German Figure Skating Championships The East German Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating competition held annually to determine the national champions of the German Democratic Republic, often referred to as ''East Germany''. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men' ...

Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC) medalists

; Olympic Figure Skating Championships ;

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Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC) medalists

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Speed skating

In contrast to figure skating, speed skating produced only one athlete of world class. Gabi Pliers won three Olympic bronze medals, 12 World Championship medals, and four European title. Speed skating and figure skating went on to form a new successor club upon German reunification.

Football

The footballers of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt originally began play in 1954. The football department was separated from the sports club and reorganized as football club

FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

in 1966. The football club was renamed Chemnitzer FC after the Peaceful Revolution.

Weight lifting

The Weightlifters were numerically the most successful department of SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, with 125 medals coming from the Olympics, World and European Championships.

Athletics

Track and field athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt were quite successful, winning two Olympic gold medals, two World Championships and seven European Championship titles.

Cycling

The track cyclists of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt won two silver medals at the Olympic Games.

Swimming

Swimming produced 119 medals, of which 72 were Olympic gold medals, World and European Championships and was the most successful section of the sporting club with titles.

Gymnastics

The KTV Chemnitz emerged from the section of gymnastics as its successor sports club.

Medals

Medals of athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1963 to 1989.

References

External links

Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC)
{{Authority control History of sport in East Germany Sports clubs in East Germany 1945 establishments in Germany 1990 disestablishments in Germany