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Manuela Groß

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Manuela Groß
Manuela Groß and Uwe Kagelmann at the ISU-Show 1976 in Berlin
Born (1957-01-29) 29 January 1957 (age 67)
East Berlin, East Germany
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Skating clubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retired1976
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Pairs
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Bratislava Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Copenhagen Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Gothenburg Pairs

Manuela Manja Groß (later Leupold, born 29 January 1957 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German former competitive pair skater. With partner Uwe Kagelmann, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and she is the youngest female figure skating Olympic medalist. She turned 15 just four days before the opening of the 1972 Winter Olympics, held in Sapporo, Japan, where she won her first bronze medal in pairs skating.

Groß began figure skating in Berlin. She was paired with Uwe Kagelmann. They skated for the SC Dynamo Berlin club representing East Germany. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner.

Groß became a figure skating coach at the SC Berlin club and coaches many recreational figure skaters.

Results

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pairs with Kagelmann

International
Event 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76
Olympics 3rd 3rd
Worlds 7th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th
Europeans 7th 7th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 4th
Blue Swords 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st
National
East Germany 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd

See also

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