Sonja Morgenstern

Sonja Morgenstern
Sonja Morgenstern in 1970
Born (1955-01-22) 22 January 1955 (age 69)
Frankenberg, Saxony, East Germany
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Retired1973
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Ladies' Figure skating
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Gothenburg Ladies' singles

Sonja Morgenstern (born 22 January 1955) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor.[1]

Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany (GDR). In 1966 she won the Spartakiade in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the Winter Olympics. Her biggest success was winning the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1972. In the same year, she placed sixth at the Winter Olympics. Her main East German rival was Christine Errath. In 1973 Morgenstern ended her figure skating career as a result of injuries. In the early 1980s she coached the 4-year-old Stefan Lindemann.

Black and white photo of a young woman, dressed in a short dress and white ice skates, executing figures on ice, while three people, two men and one woman, look on behind her
Morgenstern in 1971, executing figures

Having retired from figure skating, Morgenstern studied educational theory in Zwickau and became a teacher. She gave up teaching in 1981 due to the illness of her son Michael who needed special care for the first four years of his life. She later became a beautician.

Results

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International
Event 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73
Winter Olympics 28th 6th
World Champ. 20th WD 11th 6th 5th 8th
European Champ. 17th 12th 9th 4th 3rd WD
Blue Swords 1st 1st 1st
Moscow News 3rd
National
East German Champ. 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

References

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  1. ^ "Sonja Morgenstern Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2015.