Knut Schubert
Knut Schubert (born September 9, 1958 in Bautzen ) is a German figure skater and figure skating coach, especially for sports couples.
Life
Knut Schubert started figure skating at the age of nine. He started for SC Dynamo Berlin and was trained by Heidemarie Steiner-Walther . He became a pair skater and initially ran with his sister Katja Schubert. He later started with Birgit Lorenz .
After his active figure skating career, he studied sports science at the DHfK Leipzig . Today he is head coach pair skating with A license at SC Berlin.
As a trainer he looked after the sports couples Peggy Schwarz and Alexander König , Peggy Schwarz and Mirko Müller , Mariana Kautz and Norman Jeschke , Mikkeline Kierkgaard and Norman Jeschke as well as Sarah Jentgens and Mirko Müller. In the early 1990s he was in charge of the ice dance couple Kati Winkler and René Lohse . As a trainer, he moved from Berlin to Dortmund, where he initially trained the couples Rebecca Handke and Daniel Wende (until 2007), Jekaterina Wassiliewa and Daniel Wende (until 2008) and Mari-Doris Vartmann and Florian Just (until 2009).
Since then he has been training Mari-Doris Vartmann and Aaron Van Cleave again in Berlin until they split up. He trained this couple on a voluntary basis.
Knut Schubert is married and has two children. His daughter Pauline Schubert was also a figure skater.
successes
(unless otherwise stated with Birgit Lorenz)
Pair skating
| Competition / year | 1974 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winter Olympics | 5. | ||||||
| World championships | 11. * | 9. | 7th | 8th. | 6th | ||
| European championships | 9. * | 4th | 5. | 3. | 3. | 4th | |
| GDR championships | 3. * | 1. | 2. | 2. | 2. | 1. | 2. |
. * with Katja Schubert
Other competitions
- 1976: 1st place in the Blue Swords Cup, Chemnitz (with Katja Schubert)
- 1981–1983: 1st place in the Blue Swords Cup
- 1981 and 1984: 2nd place in the NHK Trophy
Web links
- Knut Schubert in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
1950–52: Vera Lampe and Horst Kuhrüber | 1954–55: Vera Kuhrüber and Horst Kuhrüber | 1960–61: Margit Senf and Peter Göbel | 1962: Brigitte Wokoeck and Heinz-Ulrich Walther | 1963: Margit Senf and Peter Göbel | 1964: Brigitte Wokoeck and Heinz-Ulrich Walther | 1965: Irene Müller and Hans-Georg Dallmer | 1966–67: Heidemarie Steiner and Heinz-Ulrich Walther | 1968: Irene Müller and Hans-Georg Dallmer | 1969–70: Heidemarie Steiner and Heinz-Ulrich Walther | 1971–72: Manuela Groß and Uwe Kagelmann | 1973: Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich | 1974: Manuela Groß and Uwe Kagelmann | 1975–76: Romy Kermer and Rolf Oesterreich | 1977–78: Manuela Mager and Uwe Bewersdorf | 1979–80: Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach | 1981: Birgit Lorenz and Knut Schubert | 1982–84: Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach | 1985: Birgit Lorenz and Knut Schubert | 1986–87: Katrin Kanitz and Tobias Schröter | 1988: Peggy Schwarz and Alexander König | 1989–90: Mandy Wötzel and Axel Rauschenbach
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schubert, Knut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German figure skater and figure skating coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bautzen |