Karin Iten
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nation | Switzerland | ||||||
birthday | August 11, 1956 | ||||||
date of death | May 18, 2010 | ||||||
Place of death | Winterthur, Switzerland | ||||||
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discipline | Single run | ||||||
society | Winterthur ice skating club |
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Trainer | Jacques Gerschwiler | ||||||
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last change: January 6, 2020 |
Karin Iten (born August 11, 1956 , † May 18, 2010 in Winterthur ) was a Swiss figure skater who started in a single run .
Career
Karin Iten took part in all world and European championships from 1972 to 1975 . From 1973 to 1975 she was Swiss champion in women's figure skating three times in a row.
Her best result at world championships was fifth in 1974 . At European championships, her greatest success was winning the bronze medal in 1973 in Cologne . It was the first medal for a Swiss woman in the women's competition at a European figure skating championship.
She was trained by Jacques Gerschwiler . Your home club was the Winterthur ice skating club . Karin Iten was the inventor of the Biellmann pirouette , which, much to her displeasure, was named after Denise Biellmann .
Iten had been suffering from diabetes since she was 14 , which was the reason she left competitive sports in 1975. After that she worked as a trainer for six years , but had to give up because of the illness. Despite the pancreas and kidney transplant, Karin Iten died on May 18, 2010 of complications from diabetes.
Awards
- 1973 - Swiss athlete of the year
Results
Competition / year | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 |
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World championships | 12. | 6th | 5. | 21st |
European championships | 15th | 3. | 5. | 10. |
Swiss championships | 1. | 1. | 1. |
Web links
- Karin Iten in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- SF 1 “sportaktuell” video with Karin Iten
- DRS1 "Meeting Point" with Karin Iten (MP3)
- Winterthur glossary, personal portrait with photo of the Iten pirouette
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary, Tages-Anzeiger , May 22, 2010.
- ↑ Ice Princess Karin Iten is dead , Tages-Anzeiger, May 20, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.srf.ch/player/tv/sportaktuell/video/credit-suisse-sports-awards-serie-teil-2?id=9a90f583-ec43-49b8-89ec-94197064e682 ( page no longer available , Search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Karin Iten in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Iten, Karin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1956 |
DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 2010 |
Place of death | Winterthur |