- Heiko Fischer
Infobox Figure skater
title= Heiko Fischer
caption=
country= GER
dateofbirth= birth date|1960|2|25
dateofdeath= death date and age|1989|11|21|1960|2|25
formercoach=Karel Fajfr
choreographer=
formerchoreographer=
skating club=
retired=Heiko Fischer (born
February 25 ,1960 inStuttgart ; diedNovember 21 ,1989 inSindelfingen ) was a Germanfigure skater . He was a two-time Olympic team member and five time German national champion.Biography
Heiko Fischer won the
German Figure Skating Championships in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He trained underKarel Fajfr and represented the TUS Stuttgart club in national competition. During his career, he beatNorbert Schramm andRudi Cerne on the national level.He collapsed during a game of squash with friends on November 21, 1989. He died of chronic myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) at the age of 29 in Sindelfinger hospital. He was married and had one son.
As a tribute to him, the
Heiko Fischer Cup (also "Heiko Fischer Pokal") has been contested in Stuttgart since 1991.Competitive highlights
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