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Steffi Lorée
Steffi is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Stephanie or Stefanie. Steffi is the name of: *Steffi Duna (1910-1992), Hungarian-born film actress born Erzébet Berindey * Steffi Götzelt (born 1960), East German retired rower *Steffi Graf (born 1969), German former tennis player * Steffi Jacob (born 1975), German skeleton racer *Steffi Jones (born 1972), German football manager and retired defender *Stefanie Koch (born 1981), German ski mountaineer *Steffi Kräker (born 1960), East German retired gymnast * Steffi Kriegerstein (born 1992), German canoeist *Steffi Martin (born 1962), East German former luger *Steffi Nerius Steffi Nerius (; born 1 July 1972) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European and World Champion. She also won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her personal best thro ... (born 1972), German javelin thrower * Steffi Scherzer (born 1957), German ballet dancer, dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Kriegerstein
Steffi Kriegerstein (born 3 November 1992) is a German canoeist. She competed in the women's K-4 500 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where the team won a silver medal. In 2015 she was world champion in the K2 1000 meters in Milan, and won silver and bronze in the K4 2017 and 2018 World Cup. She missed the 2020 Summer Olympics because of a COVID-19 infection, and retired in 2022, age 29, due to the effects of Long COVID Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mens .... References External links * 1992 births Living people German female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Germany Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in canoeing Place of birth missing (living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Sieger
Stefanie "Steffi" Sieger (born 9 March 1988 in Berchtesgaden) is a German luger who has competed since 1999. She finished 12th in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup The 2008–09 Luge World Cup was a multi race competition over a season for luge. The season started on 29 November 2008 and ended on 21 February 2009. The World Cup was organised by the FIL and sponsored by Viessmann. These cups served as qualif .... References External links *http://www.rennrodeln.info/aktive/sieger_steffi.php * German female lugers 1988 births Living people Lugers from Berchtesgaden 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Scherzer
Steffi Scherzer (born 14 July 1957) is a German ballet dancer, at the Berlin State Opera from 1975 to 2003, prima ballerina there from 1987, and director and instructor at the ''Tanz Akademie Zürich'' of the ''Zürcher Hochschule der Künste''. Career Scherzer was born in Stollberg. She was trained for seven years at the ''Staatliche Ballettschule'' in Berlin, by Martin Puttke, among others, East Germany's leading ballet teacher. She was engaged at the ''Deutsche Staatsoper'' (Berlin State Opera) in 1975, as a soloist from 1978, as ''Primaballerina'' in 1987. Scherzer danced leading parts in classical and neo-classical ballets, also as an international guest dancer, collaborating with choreographers including , Maurice Béjart, William Forsythe, Pierre Lacotte, Roland Petit and Uwe Scholz. She performed the title role in Tchaikovsky's ''Dornröschen'' ('' The Sleeping Beauty'') with Rudolf Nureyev, and the double role Odette/Odile in Tchaikovsky's ''Schwanensee'' (''Swan Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Nerius
Steffi Nerius (; born 1 July 1972) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she was a European and World Champion. She also won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her personal best throw was 68.34 m, set in 2008. This ranks her second among German female javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll. Initially playing volleyball in school, Nerius later switched to athletics. She was taught the javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ... by her mother, a former javelin thrower. Her first international success was a bronze medal at the 1991 European Junior Championships. Her first gold medal at a major competition came at the 2006 European Championships. From 2003 to 2006 she won four consecutive Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Martin
Steffi Martin Walter (17 September 1962 – 21 June 2017) was a German luger who competed during the 1980s, representing East Germany. She won two Olympic gold medals in the women's singles event, two gold medals at FIL World Luge Championships, one gold medal at FIL World Luge Championships, and two silver medals at FIL European Luge Championships. Personal life Martin was born in Lauter, Saxony, on 17 September 1962. After marriage, she lived in Großdubrau with her husband and had three children. After their first child was born, she took a break from sports but returned later. She quit active sports due to family and health issues and worked as a physiotherapist. She completed her studies in law and worked in county administration. She was named an honorary citizen of Lauter in 1998. Career Martin participated and won her first silver medal at the FIL European Luge Championships of 1982 held at Winterberg in Women's Single where Bettina Schmidt took the gold. She won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Kräker
Stefanie Biskupek-Kräker ( Kräker; 21 April 1960) is a German former gymnast who competed for East Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. Over her career she won four Olympic medals and six world championship medals. Career Kräker began competing on the GDR national team in 1976. One of her earliest senior competitions was the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where she won a team bronze medal. Following these Olympics Kräker emerged as a major member of the GDR team. In 1977 she became the 1977 GDR national champion and won a bronze on the uneven bars at the 1977 European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t .... At the 1978 World Gymnastics Championships, World Championships in Strasbourg she won two bronze medals: team and vault. At the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanie Koch
Stefanie "Steffi" Koch (born 13 October 1981) is a German ski mountaineer. Koch was born in Anger and grew on the farm of their parents with her three siblings. In her teens she started mountain biking and participated in triathlon competitions. She passed the clerical administrative assistant training and was inspired of ski mountaineering by her boyfriend Stefan Klinger. Her aunt Resi was the first female German, who climbed on the Nanga Parbat in 2001.Stefan Winter: ''Fünf Engel für den DAV'' (German), in ''DAV Panorama 2/2007''. Selected results * 2004: ** 2nd, Mountain Attack team * 2005: ** 5th, German Championship single ** 2nd, Mountain Attack race * 2006: ** 3rd, German Championship single ** 2nd, "International Open", Saalbach ** 4th, World Championship relay race (together with Judith Graßl, Barbara Gruber and Silvia Treimer) ** 4.th, , World Championship team race (together with Judith Graßl) * 2007: ** 1st, German Championship single ** 2nd, Mountain Attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffi Jones
Stephanie Ann Jones (born 22 December 1972) is a German-American football manager and former player who last managed the German women's national team. As a defender, she earned 111 caps for the national team between 1993 and 2007, helping her country win the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and three consecutive European Championships. After retiring from active football, Jones worked as a football administrator, in charge of organising the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, before becoming a manager. Playing career Club Jones started playing football at the age of four. From 1979 to 1986, she played in mixed youth teams for SV Bonames in Frankfurt. In 1986, she joined the girls' team of SG Praunheim, and moved to the club's women's team in 1988. In 1991, Jones moved to FSV Frankfurt, and subsequently changed teams almost every year until she joined 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2000. In 2002, she joined Washington Freedom to play in WUSA for two years before returning to Frankfur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
