Mario Liebers

Mario Liebers
Mario Liebers with his coach, Brigitte Zeller, at the Blue Swords in November 1976
Personal information
Country represented	East Germany
Born	1 January 1960 Dresden, East Germany
Home town	Berlin, Germany
Former coach	Brigitte Zeller
Skating club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Former training locations	East Berlin
Retired	1980

Mario Liebers (born 1 January 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1977 Blue Swords champion, the 1978 Prize of Moscow News bronze medalist, and a five-time East German national silver medalist. He finished in the top ten at the 1978 World Championships and at three European Championships.

After retiring from competition, Liebers became a dentist based in Berlin. He and his wife Kerstin, a former sprinter,^[1] are the parents of German figure skaters Martin Liebers (born in 1985)^[2] and Peter Liebers (born in 1988).^[3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80
World Championships			9th	14th	12th
European Championships	11th	8th	6th	8th	7th
Blue Swords		2nd	1st
Prize of Moscow News				3rd
National
East German Champ.	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd

References

1. "Doppelte Hoffnung aus Berlin" [Two promising talents from Berlin]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 5 January 2004.
2. "Martin LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
3. "Peter LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.