Petra Ruhrmann

Petra Ruhrmann
Personal information
Country represented West Germany
Born (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950
Düsseldorf
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Coach Hellmut Seibt
Skating club ERC Westfalen
Retired c. 1968

Petra Ruhrmann (born 2 August 1950)[1] is a German figure skater who represented West Germany. She became a two-time national silver medalist and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, placing 17th.[2] She finished in the top ten at the 1967 European Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, and at the 1968 European Championships in Västerås, Sweden. Her coach was Hellmut Seibt.[3]

Ruhrmann began coaching Angelo Dolfini, a four-time Italian national champion, when he was a child and guided him until the end of his career.[4][5]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1967 1968
Winter Olympics 17th
European Championships 9th 10th
National
West German Championships 2nd 2nd

References

  1. "Petra Ruhrmann". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
  2. "Petra Ruhrmann". Sports Reference.
  3. "Hellmut Seibt - A life for figure skating". EKE Vienna. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
  4. Mittan, Barry (5 February 2002). "Italy's Dolfini Switches from Skis to Skates". Golden Skate.
  5. "Angelo DOLFINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
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