Dagmar Lurz

Dagmar Lurz
Lurz at the 1980 World Championships
Personal information
Country represented	West Germany
Born	18 January 1959 Dortmund, West Germany
Former coach	Erich Zeller
Retired	1980
Medal record Figure skating: Ladies' singles Representing  West Germany Winter Olympics 1980 Lake Placid Ladies' singles World Championships 1980 Dortmund Ladies' singles 1977 Tokyo Ladies' singles European Championships 1980 Gothenburg Ladies' singles 1979 Zagreb Ladies' singles 1978 Strasbourg Ladies' singles 1977 Helsinki Ladies' singles

Dagmar Lurz (born 18 January 1959) is a German former figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1980 World silver medalist, and a four-time European silver medalist (1977–80).

Personal life

Dagmar Lurz was born 18 January 1959 in Dortmund, West Germany. She studied medicine at the university in Cologne.

Career

Lurz trained in Oberstdorf under the guidance of her coach, Erich Zeller. Her main international rivals were Anett Pötzsch, Linda Fratianne, and Emi Watanabe. Like Pötzsch, Lurz was known primarily for her strong compulsory figures, usually placing slightly behind Poetzsch in figures at most major competitions between 1977 and 1980.

Lurz was able to complete two different triple jumps, the Salchow and loop, making her technically competitive with other skaters such as Pötzsch and Fratianne. However, even with successfully completed triple jumps, she typically placed significantly lower in the short program and free skating segments due to low presentation scores.

Her most successful year came in 1980, when she won the silver medals at the Europeans and the Worlds behind Pötzsch and the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics behind Pötzsch and Fratianne. These results were highly controversial, given Lurz's short program and free skating performances at these competitions.^[1][2]

Lurz is now an ISU Judge and Referee for Germany.^[3] She serves as a physician for the German team.

Results

International
Event	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80
Winter Olympics					10th				3rd
World Champ.				17th	9th	3rd	4th	4th	2nd
European Champ.				8th	6th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy					3rd
National
German Champ.	5th	3rd		3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. "Miss Fratianne Lifts Standing; Gains on the Leader". The New York Times. 22 February 1980.
2. Amdur, Neil (21 February 1980). "Judging in Skating Raises Eyebrows; A Virtual Walkover". The New York Times.
3. "ISU Communication No. 1467".