Eberhard Rüger
Eberhard Rüger is a former German figure skater who started in ice dancing for the GDR .
Career
His ice dance partner was Annerose Baier . The couple began their career at SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt and started in 1963 for SC Karl-Marx-Stadt . Rüger and Baier were ice dance champions of the GDR in 1962 and from 1964 to 1970 and took part in world and European championships from 1965 to 1970. Her best result at European championships was fourth place in 1970 in Leningrad and sixth place at world championships in 1969 in Colorado Springs and 1970 in Ljubljana . An ice dance competition at the Winter Olympics did not exist until 1976 and so this figure skating discipline was less supported in the GDR than the other disciplines. Rüger and Baier were the only internationally successful ice dance couple in the GDR. After her resignation in 1970, no ice dance championship was held in the GDR from 1971 to 1989.
Eberhard Rüger married the multiple world and European figure skating champion Gabriele Seyfert . In 1974 their daughter Sheila was born. The marriage ended in divorce in 1975.
Results
Ice dance
(with Annerose Baier )
| Competition / year | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World championships | 14th | 13. | 12. | 10. | 6th | 6th | |||
| European championships | 11. | 9. | 7th | 7th | 5. | 4th | |||
| GDR championships | 1. | 2. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. |
Web links
- Results and successes on the-sports.org
- GDR championships in ice dancing
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rüger, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |