Barbara "Bärbel" Martin (born 10 November 1940) is a German former

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, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who represented

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. A member of Hamburger EV, she won the 1960 national title and competed at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley ...

in Squaw Valley, finishing 14th. She also appeared at the World and European Championships. She turned professional in 1961.

Competitive highlights

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1940 births Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for the United Team of Germany German female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Hamburg Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-figure-skating-bio-stub