Katrien Pauwels

Katrien Pauwels
Personal information
Country represented	Belgium
Born	8 November 1965 Ghent, Belgium
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former skating club	BCL Brugge
Retired	1988

Katrien Pauwels (born 8 November 1965) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won medals at Skate America, Karl Schäfer Memorial, Golden Spin of Zagreb, and International St. Gervais. She placed 13th at the 1984 European Championships and 14th at the 1986 World Championships. Pauwels represented Belgium at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. She was Belgium's flag bearer in 1988.

Pauwels was born in Ghent, grew up in Mariakerke, and settled in Wondelgem.^[1] She works as a medical representative and also coaches figure skating in Eeklo.^[1] She has two daughters, Aurélie and Charlotte.^[2]

Pauwels appeared on Dancing on Ice (Netherlands and Belgium) as a member of the jury.

Competitive highlights

International[3]
Event	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85	85–86	86–87	87–88
Olympics			16th				17th
World Champ.	30th	15th	15th	WD	14th
European Champ.	21st	15th	13th	16th			14th
Skate America					3rd
Golden Spin		3rd					3rd
Schäfer Memorial							3rd
St. Gervais			1st
National
Belgian Champ.
WD: Withdrew

References

1. "Wie is Katrien Pauwels?". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 24 November 2007.
2. "Eeuwige roem: Katrien Pauwels" (in Dutch). Eén. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
3. "Katrien Pauwels". sports-reference.com.