Melitta Brunner
1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Representing Austria | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1928 St. Moritz | Pairs | |
World Championships | ||
1929 Budapest | Pairs | |
1930 New York | Pairs | |
1929 Budapest | Singles |
Melitta Kreckow Brunner (née Brunner, 28 January 1907 – 26 May 2003) was an Austrian figure skater. Competing in pairs with Ludwig Wrede, she became the 1928 Olympic bronze medalist and a three-time World medalist, winning two silvers and a bronze.[1] As a single skater, she was the 1929 World bronze medalist.
After retiring from competitions Brunner taught skating in Switzerland and Great Britain. In December 1932 she married Paul Kreckow, a German figure skater from Berlin. They married in London, where they were giving skating demonstrations.[2] After World War II, Brunner performed in ice shows in Europe, and then immigrated to the United States. There she continued skating, and coached skaters into her nineties.[1]
Competitive highlights
Ladies' singles
International | |||||
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Event | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
Winter Olympics | 7th | ||||
World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 5th | ||
National | |||||
Austrian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Pairs with Ludwig Wrede
International | ||||||
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Event | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 |
Winter Olympics | 3rd | |||||
World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
National | ||||||
Austrian Championships | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
References
- ^ a b Melitta Brunner. sports-reference.com
- ^ Famous skaters to wed in London tomorrow, Austrian girl champion and German champion – 16-December-1932. gettyimages.co.uk
External links
- Death website entry
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- 1913: Helene Engelmann / Karl Mejstrik
- 1914: Christa von Szabó / Leo Horwitz
- 1921–1923: Helene Engelmann / Alfred Berger
- 1924: Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser
- 1925–1926: Herma Szabo / Ludwig Wrede
- 1927–1929: Lilly Scholz / Otto Kaiser
- 1930: Melitta Brunner / Ludwig Wrede
- 1931–1932: Lilly Gaillard / Willy Petter
- 1933–1935: Idi Papez / Karl Zwack
- 1936–1941: Ilse Pausin / Erik Pausin
- 1942: Eva Pawlik / Rudi Seeliger
- 1943: Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer
- 1946–1949: Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer
- 1950: Susi Giebisch / Rudi Seeliger
- 1951: Elly Stärk / Harry Gareis
- 1952–1956: Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt
- 1957–1958: Liesl Ellend / Konrad Lienert
- 1959–1961: Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl
- 1962: Diana Hinko / Bernd Henhapel
- 1963–1966: Gerlinde Schönbauer / Willy Bietak
- 1967–1971: Evelyne Schneider / Willy Bietak
- 1972–1976: Ursula Nemec / Michael Nemec
- 1977: Jenny Booth / Michael Nemec
- 1978–1980: Ingrid Fuchs / Walter Fuchs
- 1981: ? / ?
- 1992–1996: Ulrike Gerstl / Björn Lobenwein
- 1998: Marion Haas / Björn Lobenwein
- 1999: Claudia Koll / Björn Lobenwein
- 2011–2013: Stina Martini / Severin Kiefer
- 2014–2016: Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
- 2018: Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
- 2020–2022: Miriam Ziegler / Severin Kiefer
- 2023: Sophia Schaller / Livio Mayr