Werner Rittberger (born 14 July 1891 in

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; died 12 August 1975 in

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) was a German

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 ...

. Rittberger invented the

Loop jump The loop jump is an edge jump in the sport of figure skating. The skater executes it by taking off from the back outside edge of the skating foot, turning one rotation in the air, and landing on the back outside edge of the same foot. It is oft ...

in 1910. German (and most other European) figure skaters call this jump “Rittberger”. Rittberger won the German Nationals eleven times between 1911 and 1928, and the silver medal at the

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in 1910, 1911, and 1912. He skated for the Berliner SC club representing Germany. After

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he became a figure skating coach in

Results

References

Sources

* DEV 1890-1990, book
Werner Rittberger at Sports Reference
* Der Eissport, 1922, No. 1 1891 births 1975 deaths German male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Germany World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Berlin {{Germany-figure-skating-bio-stub