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{{short description|German figure skater}}
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| caption = Gabriele Seyfert in 1968
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| birth_place = [[Chemnitz]], East Germany
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'''Gabriele "Gaby" Seyfert''' (born 23 November 1948) is a German former [[Figure skating|figure skater]]. She is a two-time World champion ([[1969 World Figure Skating Championships|1969]], [[1970 World Figure Skating Championships|1970]]), and the [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Olympic silver medalist]].
'''Gabriele '''"'''Gaby'''"''' Seyfert''' (later '''Rüger''', then '''Messerschmidt''', now '''Körner''', born 23 November 1948) is a German former [[Figure skating|figure skater]]. She is a two-time World champion ([[1969 World Figure Skating Championships|1969]], [[1970 World Figure Skating Championships|1970]]), and the [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Olympic silver medalist]].

She is the first lady to successfully land a triple [[loop jump]] in competition.


== Skating career ==
== Skating career ==
Seyfert skated for the club [[SC Karl-Marx-Stadt]] and represented the [[East Germany|GDR]] ([[East Germany]]). Her coach was her mother [[Jutta Müller]], who also coached 1984 and 1988 Olympic champion Katarina Witt. She was a long-time rival of [[Peggy Fleming]], but never defeated her.
Seyfert skated for the club [[SC Karl-Marx-Stadt]] and represented [[East Germany]]. Her coach was her mother [[Jutta Müller]], who also coached 1984 and 1988 Olympic champion Katarina Witt. She was a long-time rival of [[Peggy Fleming]], but never defeated her.


In 1966, after two silver medals at the Europeans and the [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]], she was voted as “The GDR female athlete of the year." She became the first woman to land a clean triple [[Loop jump|loop]].
In 1966, after two silver medals at the Europeans and the [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]], she was voted as "the [[East Germany|GDR]] female athlete of the year". She became the first woman to land a clean triple [[Loop jump|loop]].


Seyfert ended her figure skating career in 1970. Unlike Peggy Fleming, she was not allowed to skate professionally. Offers by [[Holiday on Ice]] were refused by East German authorities.
Seyfert ended her figure skating career in 1970. Unlike Peggy Fleming, she was not allowed to skate professionally. Offers by [[Holiday on Ice]] were refused by East German authorities. She was a [[Stasi]] informer under the codename "Perle".<ref>[http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/stasi-da-war-noch-was-gaby_aid_176298.html Stasi, Da war noch was, Gaby!]</ref>


Seyfert turned to coaching, and worked with [[Anett Pötzsch]] in the early 1970s.<ref>Klaus-Reinhold Kany (2011-06-05). [http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/489-anett-p-tzsch-germany-s-first-golden-girl Anett Pötzsch: Germany’s First Golden Girl]. Ifsmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.</ref> The East German coach hierarchy later transferred Pötzsch to Jutta Müller's group, and Seyfert ended her coaching career.
Seyfert turned to coaching, and worked with [[Anett Pötzsch]] in the early 1970s.<ref>Klaus-Reinhold Kany (5 June 2011). [http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/489-anett-p-tzsch-germany-s-first-golden-girl Anett Pötzsch: Germany's First Golden Girl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912001431/http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/489-anett-p-tzsch-germany-s-first-golden-girl |date=12 September 2011 }}. Ifsmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.</ref> The East German coach hierarchy later transferred Pötzsch to Jutta Müller's group, and Seyfert ended her coaching career.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
She married ice dancer [[Eberhard Rüger]] in 1972 and they had a daughter in 1974. She then married Jochen Messerschmidt. In 2011, she married Egbert Körner.<ref name="SR profile">{{Cite sports-reference |title = Gabriele Seyfert |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/gabriele-seyfert-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223644/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/gabriele-seyfert-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 17 April 2020 |access-date = 12 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weise |first1=Klaus |title="Zeichnen ohne Radiergummi" |url=https://www.svz.de/sport/sportticker/zeichnen-ohne-radiergummi-id5132131.html |access-date=12 October 2018 |work=[[Schweriner Volkszeitung]] |trans-title="Drawing without eraser" |date=23 November 2013 |language=de}}</ref>
Seyfert's daughter Sheila was born in 1974.


After ending her coaching career, Seyfert studied languages at university and worked as a professional translator. From 1985 to 1991, she led the ice ballet at the [[Friedrichstadt Palast|Friedrichstadtpalast]] in East Berlin, where she also skated occasionally. After the ice ballet was closed, she worked at a service industry business in Berlin. She lives in Berlin-Karow.
After ending her coaching career, Seyfert studied languages at university and worked as a professional translator. From 1985 to 1991, she led the ice ballet at the [[Friedrichstadt Palast|Friedrichstadtpalast]] in East Berlin, where she also skated occasionally. After the ice ballet was closed, she worked at a service industry business in Berlin. She lives in Berlin-Karow.
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Seyfert, Gaby: ''Da muss noch was sein: Mein Leben – mehr als Pflicht und Kür'', 1998, ISBN 3-360-00869-3
* Seyfert, Gaby: ''Da muss noch was sein: Mein Leben – mehr als Pflicht und Kür'', 1998, {{ISBN|3-360-00869-3}}
* Seyfert, Gaby: ''Auf Wolke eins ist immer Platz. Single sucht Single'', 2000, ISBN 3-360-00935-5
* Seyfert, Gaby: ''Auf Wolke eins ist immer Platz. Single sucht Single'', 2000, {{ISBN|3-360-00935-5}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/gabriele-seyfert-1.html |title=Gabriele Seyfert |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106044803/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/gabriele-seyfert-1.html |archive-date=2009-01-06 |dead-url=no}}
* Olga Fluegge, [http://fskating.com/2012/05/gaby-seyfert-first-star-of-eastern-germany.html Gaby Seyfert: First Star of Eastern Germany]
* Olga Fluegge, [http://fskating.com/2012/05/gaby-seyfert-first-star-of-eastern-germany.html Gaby Seyfert: First Star of Eastern Germany]


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Latest revision as of 11:08, 26 December 2024

Gabriele Seyfert
Seyfert in 1968
Born (1948-11-23) 23 November 1948 (age 76)
Chemnitz, Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryEast Germany
Skating clubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retired1972
Medal record
Ladies' figure skating
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Ladies' singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Ljubljana Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Geneva Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1967 Vienna Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Davos Ladies' singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Leningrad Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Västerås Ladies' singles
Gold medal – first place 1967 Ljubljana Ladies' singles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bratislava Ladies' singles

Gabriele "Gaby" Seyfert (later Rüger, then Messerschmidt, now Körner, born 23 November 1948) is a German former figure skater. She is a two-time World champion (1969, 1970), and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist.

She is the first lady to successfully land a triple loop jump in competition.

Skating career

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Seyfert skated for the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt and represented East Germany. Her coach was her mother Jutta Müller, who also coached 1984 and 1988 Olympic champion Katarina Witt. She was a long-time rival of Peggy Fleming, but never defeated her.

In 1966, after two silver medals at the Europeans and the Worlds, she was voted as "the GDR female athlete of the year". She became the first woman to land a clean triple loop.

Seyfert ended her figure skating career in 1970. Unlike Peggy Fleming, she was not allowed to skate professionally. Offers by Holiday on Ice were refused by East German authorities. She was a Stasi informer under the codename "Perle".[1]

Seyfert turned to coaching, and worked with Anett Pötzsch in the early 1970s.[2] The East German coach hierarchy later transferred Pötzsch to Jutta Müller's group, and Seyfert ended her coaching career.

Personal life

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She married ice dancer Eberhard Rüger in 1972 and they had a daughter in 1974. She then married Jochen Messerschmidt. In 2011, she married Egbert Körner.[3][4]

After ending her coaching career, Seyfert studied languages at university and worked as a professional translator. From 1985 to 1991, she led the ice ballet at the Friedrichstadtpalast in East Berlin, where she also skated occasionally. After the ice ballet was closed, she worked at a service industry business in Berlin. She lives in Berlin-Karow.

Results

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International
Event 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70
Winter Olympics 19th 2nd
World Champ. 21st 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
European Champ. 21st 12th 10th 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Prague Skate 2nd
Blue Swords 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
National
East German 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ Stasi, Da war noch was, Gaby!
  2. ^ Klaus-Reinhold Kany (5 June 2011). Anett Pötzsch: Germany's First Golden Girl Archived 12 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Ifsmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2012-08-10.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gabriele Seyfert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ Weise, Klaus (23 November 2013). ""Zeichnen ohne Radiergummi"" ["Drawing without eraser"]. Schweriner Volkszeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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Awards
Preceded by East German Sportswoman of the Year
1966 		Succeeded by
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