Werner Rittberger

Werner Rittberger
nation	German Empire
birthday	July 13, 1891
place of birth	Potsdam
date of death	August 12, 1975
Place of death	Krefeld
Career
discipline	Single run
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × 3 × 0 × EM medals 0 × 2 × 2 ×
World figure skating championships silver Davos 1910 Men's silver Berlin 1911 Men's silver Manchester 1912 Men's  European figure skating championships silver Berlin 1910 Men's bronze Saint Petersburg 1911 Men's bronze Davos 1924 Men's silver Triberg 1925 Men's

Werner Rittberger (born July 13, 1891 in Potsdam , † August 12, 1975 in Krefeld ) was a German figure skater who started in a single run .

Life

Rittberger was the most successful German figure skater between 1911 and 1928. He was eleven times German champion (1911-1913, 1920-1926, 1928), three times vice world champion ( 1910 , 1911 , 1912 ) and twice vice European champion ( 1910 , 1925 ).

The “ Rittberger Jump” (“Loop”), which is part of the freestyle program of every competition, is named after him . After the Second World War he was an international judge and trainer in Krefeld. At the 1956 Winter Olympics , he was referee of the men's competition in figure skating.

The Werner-Rittberger-Halle was named after him in Krefeld. In 2017 Werner Rittberger was inducted into the " Figure Skating Hall of Fame ".

Results

Competition / year	1910	1911	1912	1913	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928
winter Olympics													Z
World championships	2.	2.	2.	7th							4th
European championships	2.	3.					4th		3.	2.
German championships		1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	1.	2.	1.

Z = withdrawn, after compulsory rank 12.

Web links

• Werner Rittberger in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Renate Franz : Werner Rittberger. In: Portal Rhenish History. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .