Heidemarie Steiner

Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born 9 May 1944 in Kolberg, Province of Pomerania) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles.

Heidemarie Steiner
Heidi Steiner with Heinz-Ulrich Walther in 1966
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1944-05-09) 9 May 1944
Kolberg, Pommern, Germany
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Former partnerHeinz-Ulrich Walther
Former coachHeinz-Friedrich Lindner
Skating clubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1970

Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dropped behind fellow East German Gabriele Seyfert, she wanted to retire early.

However, she changed to pair skating and teamed up with Heinz-Ulrich Walther, who also became her husband in 1969. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana. The pair trained at the SC Dynamo Berlin club and represented East Germany. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner.

After she retired, she became figure skating coach at the SC Dynamo Berlin club (today SC Berlin). She has coached Romy Kermer & Rolf Österreich, Birgit Lorenz & Knut Schubert, Babette Preußler & Tobias Schöter and Peggy Schwarz & Alexander König, among others. She later coached Swiss couple Leslie Monod & Cedric Monod. She also worked as a choreographer for this couple.

Today she lives in Berlin with her husband Heinz-Ulrich Walther.

Results

Ladies' singles
International
Event 1960 1961 1962 1963
European Championships26th23rd
National
East German Championships1st3rd2nd2nd

Pairs with Walther
International
Event 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70
Winter Olympics4th
World Champ.9th5th5th5th3rd
European Champ.8th3rd3rd4th3rd
Prague Skate3rd
National
East Germany1st1st2nd1st1st

See also
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