Christoff Beck
Christoff Beck (born 23 January 1964 in Vienna) is an Austrian former competitive ice dancer. Competing with his sister, Kathrin Beck, he became the 1987 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Skate Canada International medalist (silver in 1987, bronze in 1985), and a six-time Austrian national champion (1983–1988). They finished fifth at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.[1] They trained six days a week, fifty weeks a year.[2]
Christoff Beck | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Austria |
Born | 23 January 1964 Vienna, Austria |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Partner | Kathrin Beck |
Skating club | WEV Vienna |
Retired | 1988 |
Beck studied law at the University of Vienna and opened his own law firm in 2002.[3] He has three sons.[2]
Results
(ice dance with Kathrin Beck)
International | |||||||
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Event | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 |
Winter Olympics | 5th | ||||||
World Champ. | 16th | 16th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 5th | |
European Champ. | 15th | 16th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 9th | ||||||
NHK Trophy | 3rd | ||||||
Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||
Skate America | 5th | ||||||
Skate Canada | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
Universiade | 3rd | 1st | |||||
National | |||||||
Austrian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoff Beck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- Neumann, Fritz (3 June 2012). "Der Donaukanal, der Pazifik, die Wellenlänge" [The Danube Canal, the Pacific, the Wavelength]. Der Standard (in German). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- "Die Kanzlei: Christoff Beck" [The firm: Christoff Beck] (in German). Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Beck. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
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