Günter Anderl

Günter Anderl
Born 11 January 1947
Vienna
Died 8 October 2015
Occupation figure skater

Günter Anderl (born 11 January 1947 in Vienna) was an Austrian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was a three-time Austrian national champion from 1969 to 1971. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. He won both the inaugural Nebelhorn Trophies in 1962 (juniors) and in 1969 (seniors)and a third time in 1971. He was the first winner of the Golden Spin of Zagreb as well as the Zugspitz Pokal and finished several international competitions on the podium, such as finishing third at the Pre-Olympic Games 1967 in Grenoble, which he considers his best result overall. He finished eighth at the European Figure Skating Championships in both 1970 and 1971. In 1979, he finished 6th in the Professional World Championships in Jaca / Spain. After his active career he established himself as a trainer in Vienna, focusing on young skaters. He died in Vienna on October 8 2015.

Results

Event 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72
Winter Olympic Games 23rd 15th
World Championships 16th 15th 18th 15th 12th 12th
European Championships 10th 11th 15th 11th 8th 8th
Austrian Championships 1st 1st 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
Winter Universiade 3rd

References


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