Falko Kirsten
The GDR champions 1986 from left to right: Falko Kirsten, Katarina Witt , Tobias Schröter , Katrin Kanitz
Falko Kirsten (born January 3, 1964 in Dresden ) is a former German figure skater who started in a single run for the GDR .
His club was the SC unit Dresden . From 1983 to 1987 he was GDR champion five times in a row . From 1981 to 1987 Kirsten took part in six European championships . His best result there was fifth place, which he achieved in 1985 and 1987 . At world championships , of which he competed five times in the same period, he did not get past twelfth place, which he finished three times ( 1983 , 1985 , 1986 ). At his only Olympic Games in 1984 in Sarajevo, he was sixteenth.
Today Kirsten is involved as chairman of the Saxon Ice Sports Association and as a technical specialist (judge) on a national and international level.
Results
| Competition / year | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winter Olympics | 16. | |||||||||||
| World championships | 13. | 12. | 12. | 12. | 13. | |||||||
| European championships | 8th. | 12. | 9. | 5. | 6th | 5. | ||||||
| Junior World Championships | 4th | 3. | ||||||||||
| GDR championships | 3. | 3. | 4th | 4th | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. |
Web links
Commons : Falko Kirsten - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Falko Kirsten in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirsten, Falko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German figure skater and sports official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |