Werner Rittberger

Werner Rittberger (born 14 July 1891 in Berlin, Germany; died 12 August 1975 in Krefeld, Germany) was a German figure skater. Rittberger invented the Loop jump in 1910. German (and most other European) figure skaters call this jump “Rittberger”.

Werner Rittberger
Rittberger at the compulsory figures, 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Country represented Germany
Born(1891-07-14)14 July 1891
Died12 August 1975(1975-08-12) (aged 84)

Rittberger won the German Nationals eleven times between 1911 and 1928, and the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1910, 1911, and 1912. He skated for the Berliner SC club representing Germany.[1]

After World War II he became a figure skating coach in Krefeld.

Results
Event 1910 1911 1912 1913 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Winter Olympic GamesWD
World Championships2nd2nd2nd7th4th
European Championships2nd3rd4th3rd2nd
German Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st

References
  1. "Werner Rittberger". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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