Sven Meyer (figure skater)
Sven Meyer (born July 15, 1977 in Berlin ; † May 6, 1999 there ) was a German figure skater who started in a single run .
Sven Meyer started figure skating at the age of five. His trainer was Viola Striegler and his long-time choreographer was the former television ballet dancer Andreas Düpetell . Meyer started for TSC Berlin and belonged to the sports promotion group of the Berlin police .
Sven Meyer in 1998 in front of the favorite Andrejs Vlascenko surprisingly German figure skating champion of the men . He qualified for the European Championship and the World Championship . There he took 19th and 23rd place respectively. Meyer had already stood a quadruple toe loop and a quadruple salchow in training .
On 6 May 1999 Sven Meyer committed suicide .
Results
| Championship / year | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World championships | 23. | ||||||||||||||
| European championships | 19th | ||||||||||||||
| German championships | 13. | 12. | 7th | 7th | 1. | 5. | |||||||||
| Grand Prix competition / season | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | |||||||||
| Skate Canada | 11. | ||||||||||||||
| Sparkassen Cup | 11. | 7th | |||||||||||||
| Trophée Lalique | 8th. | ||||||||||||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Figure skating master Sven Meyer from Berlin is dead. In: Die Welt . May 8, 1999, accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ↑ The death of Sven Meyer remains a mystery. In: Berliner Zeitung . May 11, 1999, accessed June 10, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Sven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th July 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1999 |
| Place of death | Berlin |