Richard Zander

Richard Zander
Personal information
Country represented West Germany
Born (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964
Portland, Oregon, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former coach Karin Doherty
Former skating club EC Oberstdorf
Retired 1990

Richard Zander (born March 3, 1964)[1] is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time German national champion.

Zander was born in Portland, Oregon, United States to German parents.[2] In 1980, he moved to Germany to focus on figure skating training. He became German champion in 1987 and 1989. His coach was Karin Doherty. He represented the club EC Oberstdorf and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Results

International
Event 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90
Olympics 11th
Worlds 11th 11th 9th 7th
Europeans 8th 9th 6th 5th WD 5th
Nebelhorn 2nd 2nd
St. Gervais 2nd
National
German Champ. 7th 9th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. "Richard Zander". sports-reference.com.
  2. Harvey, Randy (March 6, 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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