Herbert Wiesinger (born 26 July 1948, in Jugenheim an der Bergstrasse) is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
He partnered with Marianne Streifler until 1969. They were two-time German silver medalists and placed 11th at the 1968 Winter Olympics. The pair represented the Frankfurter REC club.
He teamed up with Almut Lehmann in 1970 and competed with her until retirement. They were three-time German national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships. They placed 5th at the 1972 Winter Olympics. They represented the club SC Rießersee.
He is currently the Skating Director at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center a.k.a. The Cooler in Alpharetta, Georgia in the United States.
Competitive highlights
editWith Almut Lehmann
edit| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1969–70 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | |||
| World Championships | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| European Champ. | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |||
| Prize of Moscow News | 5th | |||
| National | ||||
| West German Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
With Marianne Streifler
edit| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 64–65 | 65–66 | 66–67 | 67–68 | 68–69 |
| Winter Olympics | 11th | ||||
| World Championships | 11th | 12th | |||
| European Championships | 11th | 9th | 6th | ||
| Prague Skate | 4th | 2nd | |||
| National | |||||
| West German Champ. | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Wiesinger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
- ISU statistics