Patricia Neske

Patricia Neske
Patricia Neske in 1989 at an ISU exhibition in West Berlin
Personal information
Country represented	Germany West Germany
Born	19 October 1966
Residence	Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Retired	1992
Medal record Ladies' Figure Skating Competitor for  Germany European Championships 1992 Lausanne Ladies' Singles Competitor for  West Germany European Championships 1989 Birmingham Ladies' Singles

Patricia Neske (born 19 October 1966) is a German former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (1989, 1992) European bronze medalist and the 1990 German national champion.^[1][2]

Personal life

Patricia Neske was born in California to Horst and Ingrid Neske, who had emigrated from Germany.^[1] She attended a vocational school learning about banking in Oberstdorf. In 1992, she returned to California where she attended a university.

Career

Neske chose to compete for Germany, representing the Düsseldorfer EG. She trained in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, coached by Peter Jonas.

In the 1984–85 season, Neske won silver at the German nationals. She finished 8th in her first appearance at the European Championships and then debuted at the World Championships, placing 12th. Over the next several years, Neske obtained silver and bronze medals at the St. Ivel International (Skate Electric) and bronze medals at Skate Canada International, Nations Cup, International de Paris, and Nebelhorn Trophy. In 1989, she also won her first bronze at the European Championships. She then placed 4th at the World Championships, achieving her career-best World result.

In the 1989–90 season, Neske won gold at the German Championships but did not reach the European podium again until 1992 when she won her second European bronze medal, earning selection for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where she placed 13th overall.^[2] She retired from competition later that year.

Results

International
Event	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92
Olympics								13th
Worlds	12th				4th	7th	9th	10th
Europeans	8th				3rd	5th	5th	3rd
Skate America							4th	7th
Skate Canada		3rd			3rd	4th
Nations Cup						3rd
Int. de Paris				3rd
St. Ivel International				2nd		3rd
Nebelhorn					3rd			4th
National
German Champ.	2nd				2nd	1st	2nd	2nd

References

1. Harvey, Randy (6 March 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
2. "Patricia Neske". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.