Dagmar Lurz

Olympic medal record
Women's Figure Skating
Bronze	1980 Lake Placid	Ladies' Singles

Dagmar Lurz

Personal information
Country represented	West Germany
Born	January 18, 1959 (1959-01-18) (age 52)
Medal record Ladies' Figure Skating Competitor for  West Germany World Figure Skating Championships Silver 1980 Dortmund Ladies' Singles Bronze 1977 Tokyo Ladies' Singles European Championships Silver 1980 Gothenburg Ladies' Singles Silver 1979 Zagreb Ladies' Singles Silver 1978 Strasbourg Ladies' Singles Silver 1977 Helsinki Ladies' Singles

Dagmar Lurz (born 18 January 1959 in Dortmund, Germany) is a former German figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic bronze medalist.

Biography

She trained in Oberstdorf under the guidance of her coach, Erich Zeller. Her main international rivals were Anett Pötzsch, Linda Fratianne, and Emi Watanabe. Like Pötzsch, Lurz was known primarily for her strong compulsory figures, usually placing slightly behind Poetzsch in figures at most major competitions between 1977 and 1980.

Lurz was able to complete two different triple jumps, Salchow and Loop, making her technically competitive with other skaters such as Pötzsch and Fratianne. However, Lurz's skating was often characterized as "skating on an egg shell," signaling the weakness in her basic skating skills. In addition, she was frequently criticized for her lack of artistry. As a result, she typically placed significantly lower in the short program and free skating portions of a competition, even with successfully completed triple jumps.

Her most successful year came in 1980, when she won the silver medals at the Europeans and the Worlds behind Pötzsch and the bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games behind Pötzsch and Fratianne. These results were highly controversial, given Lurz's short program and free skating performances at these competitions. ^{[1] [2]}

She studied medicine at the university in Cologne and currently serve as a physician for the German team.

Lurz is now an ISU Judge and Referee for Germany.^[3]

Results

Event	1971-72	1972-73	1973-74	1974-75	1975-76	1976-77	1977-78	1978-79	1979-80
Winter Olympic Games					10th				3rd
World Championships				17th	9th	3rd	4th	4th	2nd
European Championships				8th	6th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
German Championships	5th	3rd		3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st
Nebelhorn Trophy					3rd

References

1. ^ New York Times 1980
2. ^ New York Times 1980 Ladies
3. ^ ISU Communication No. 1467PDF

Persondata
Name	Lurz, Dagmar
Alternative names
Short description	German figure skater
Date of birth	18 January 1959
Place of birth	Dortmund, Germany
Date of death
Place of death