Hermann Schulz

Hermann Schulz (born 14 December 1961 in Dresden, Saxony) is a former German figure skater.

Hermann Schulz learned his first triple jumps at the club Dresdner DEC. Coached by Ingrid Lehmann he became a world class figure skater. Already with the age of 13 he participated at the European Championships in Copenhagen and ended up on place 8th. He also represented East Germany at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid.

1978 he won the Blue Swords, the same year when Katarina Witt won it. Hermann Schulz became East German Champion in 1981 and 4th at the Europeans, where he was in the lead after the compulsory programs. He had to finish his figure skating career due to injuries.

Dr. Hermann Schulz works as an internist at the center for dialysis in Döbeln. He is also an international figure skating judge.

Results

Event	1974-75	1978-79	1979-80	1980-81
Winter Olympics			11th
World Championships		12th	10th
European Championships	8th		5th	4th
East German Championships	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st
Prize of Moscow News	6th

External links

Webseite über Eiskunstlauf (dt./en.)

East German champions in figure skating – Men's singles

1950: H. Sirinek 1951: Heinz Kuhrüber 1952: K. Weilert 1953–55: Horst Kuhrüber 1960–62: Bodo Bockenauer 1963–64: Ralph Borghard 1965: Günter Zöller 1966: Ralph Borghard 1967–70: Günter Zöller 1971–74: Jan Hoffmann 1975: Bernd Wunderlich 1976–80: Jan Hoffmann 1981: Hermann Schulz 1983–87: Falko Kirsten 1988: Michael Huth 1989: Mirko Eichhorn 1990: Ronny Winkler

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