Simone Schnabel (née Koch; born 25 October 1969) is a German 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 ...

. She is the 1983 World Junior champion 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 ...

at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

in Calgary.

Career

Koch learned her first triple jumps with coach Ingeburg Walter at the Dresdner EC. Later she was coached by Ingrid Lehmann in Berlin. She represented the

GDR 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 ...

and her club was SC Einheit Berlin. Koch won the World Junior Championships in 1983, at the age of 14. In 1984, she was awarded the silver medal at the World Junior Championships, placing behind another East German, Karin Hendschke. Koch won the silver medal at the 1984 East German Championships behind

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. She placed 4th at the 1985 European Championships. In 1988, Koch won her second silver medal, again behind Witt, at the German Championships. She was sent to the

and placed 9th. In 1989, Koch was one of the favourites for the European Championships but she lost the qualifying competition in East Germany versus

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 ...

and

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 pla ...

. In 1992 and 1993, following

German reunification German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

, Koch attempted to qualify for international championships but was unsuccessful.

Personal life

Koch married Günther Schnabel and took his surname. Their daughter, Lisa-Maria, was born in 1990.

Results

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koch, Simone 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Dresden German female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for East Germany World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists 20th-century German women 21st-century German women Dresdner SC sportspeople People from Bezirk Dresden East German female figure skaters