Romy Kermer

Olympic medal record
Representing  East Germany
Figure Skating
1976 Innsbruck Pairs
Romy Kermer

Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich in 1976
Personal information
Country represented  East Germany
Born (1956-07-28) 28 July 1956
Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony, East Germany
Former partner Rolf Österreich
Tassilo Thierbach

Romy Kermer married name Österreich (born 28 July 1956 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Saxony, East Germany/GDR) is a German pair skater and figure skating coach. With Rolf Österreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.

Romy Kermer began skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt and became a pair skater already there. Her first partner was Tassilo Thierbach.

1972 she moved to Berlin and skated there at the club SC Dynamo Berlin. Her coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther. However, she still skated for the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1973 before she changed the club as well. Her pair skating partner was Rolf Österreich since.

Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.

After their figure skating career they married each other.

Romy Österreich is now figure skating coach at the club SC Berlin. One of her students Philipp Tischendorf won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix 2005 in Bratislava.

Results

(with Österreich)

Event 1973 1974 1975 1976
Winter Olympics 2nd
World Championships 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd
European Championships 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd
East German Championships 1st 2nd 1st 1st

References

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