Axel Rauschenbach
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 Wötzel and Rauschenbach in 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Country represented |
Germany East Germany | ||||||||||||
| Born |
14 July 1967 Dresden, East Germany | ||||||||||||
| Former partner |
Anuschka Gläser Mandy Wötzel | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Monika Scheibe | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Eislaufverein Chemnitz | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Axel Rauschenbach (born 14 July 1967) is a German pair skater who competed for Germany and, before its reunification, East Germany. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1989 European silver medalist, the 1989 & 1990 East German national champion, and 1991 German national champion.
Personal life
Rauschenbach was born 14 July 1967 in Dresden, East Germany. He married Anett Pötzsch and is the stepfather of Claudia Rauschenbach.
Career
Rauschenbach began competing with Mandy Wötzel by 1987. They trained in Chemnitz and represented East Germany early in their career.
Wötzel/Rauschenbach won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championships but missed the 1989 World Championships. That year, Rauschenbach's skate blade struck Wötzel's head while they were performing side-by-side camel spins.[1] After she recovered, they continued competing. They represented Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th. In 1992, he ended their partnership to work at a bank.[2]
A year later, Rauschenbach teamed up with Anuschka Gläser. They won the 1994 German national title and represented Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where they placed 13th.
Results
With Anuschka Gläser
| International | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1993–94 |
| Winter Olympics | 13th |
| World Championships | 14th |
| European Championships | 10th |
| Skate America | 7th |
| Nations Cup | 5th |
| National | |
| German Championships | 1st |
With Mandy Wötzel
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
| Winter Olympics | 8th | ||||
| World Championships | 8th | 7th | |||
| European Championships | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | |
| Skate America | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée de France | 2nd | 1st | |||
| National | |||||
| German Championships | 1st | 2nd | |||
| East German Champ. | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||
References
- ↑ Longman, Jere (1998-02-04). "OLYMPICS: NAGANO 1998; Taking Life and Its Scars and Pains". The New York Times.
- ↑ Hersh, Philip (1998-02-04). "German Pair Find Skating Is Easiest Part". Chicago Tribune.
- "Axel Rauschenbach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-20.
- "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union.
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