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Petra Ruhrmann

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Petra Ruhrmann
Born (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950 (age 74)
Düsseldorf
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryWest Germany
CoachHellmut Seibt
Skating clubERC Westfalen
Retiredc. 1968

Petra Ruhrmann (born 2 August 1950)[1] is a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She became a two-time national silver medalist and competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, placing 17th.[2] She finished in the top ten at the 1967 European Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, and at the 1968 European Championships in Västerås, Sweden. Her coach was Hellmut Seibt.[3]

Ruhrmann began coaching Angelo Dolfini, a four-time Italian national champion, when he was a child and guided him until the end of his career.[4][5]

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68
Winter Olympics 17th
European Champ. 9th 10th
Prague Skate 10th 7th
National
West German Champ. 2nd 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Petra Ruhrmann". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Petra Ruhrmann". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Hellmut Seibt - A life for figure skating". EKE Vienna. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ Mittan, Barry (5 February 2002). "Italy's Dolfini Switches from Skis to Skates". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ "Angelo DOLFINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)