Claudia Kristofics-Binder

Claudia Kristofics-Binder (born 5 October 1961)[1] is an Austrian former figure skater. She is a two-time World bronze medalist (1981, 1982) and the 1982 European champion. She represented Austria at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] She was coached by Carlo Fassi.[2]

Claudia Kristofics-Binder
Claudia Kristofics-Binder in 2015
Born (1961-10-05) 5 October 1961 (age 63)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
Retired1982
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Copenhagen Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Hartford Ladies' singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Lyon Ladies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Innsbruck Ladies' singles

She is the younger sister of Austrian figure skater Helmut Kristofics-Binder.[3]

Results

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International
Event 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82
Olympics 16th 7th
Worlds 16th 11th 13th 7th 5th 3rd 3rd
Europeans 13th 8th WD 3rd 1st
Skate America 3rd
Skate Canada 2nd 3rd
Schäfer Memorial 1st
Prague Skate 1st
National
Austrian Champ. 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
WD = Withdrew

References

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  1. ^ a b "Claudia Kristofics-Binder". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Die Damen-Wahl". Der Spiegel (in German). 10 December 1979.
  3. ^ Riezinger, Birgit (7 January 2015). "Die Letzte einer goldenen Ära" [Last from a golden era]. Der Standard (in German).
Awards
Preceded by Austrian Sportswoman of the year
1981 – 1982
Succeeded by