Erich Buck

Erich Buck (born January 5 1949 in Ravensburg, French Occupation Zone, later West Germany) was a German figure skater. He was a team with his sister Angelika Buck. They were the first Germans capturing the title of a European champion in Ice dancing.

Angelika and Erich Buck skated for the club ERV Ravensburg. Their coach was Betty Callaway and they trained in Oberstdorf. 1972 they won the Europeans in Ice dancing in Göteborg upsetting Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov. They also won three times the silver medal at the worlds and twice at the Europeans and won 6 times the German championships.

They invented the "Ravensburger Waltz" which was first presented at the 1973 German championships. This dance is today one of the compulsory dances.

Erich Buck studied at university managerial-economics in Munich. He manages an insurance office in his hometown Ravensburg. He is married and has two children.

Results

Olympic Games

* at her figure skating career ice dancing was not part of the Olympic program.

World championships

* 1966 – not participated
* 1967 – 10th place
* 1968 – 8th place
* 1969 – 5th place
* 1970 – 3rd place
* 1971 – 2nd place
* 1972 – 2nd place
* 1973 – 2nd place

European championships

* 1966 – 13th place
* 1967 – not participated
* 1968 – 6th place
* 1969 – 4th place
* 1970 – 2nd place
* 1971 – 2nd place
* 1972 – 1st place
* 1973 – 2nd place

German championships (West German nationals)

* 1965 – 4th place
* 1966 – 2nd place
* 1967 – 2nd place
* 1968 – 1st place
* 1969 – 1st place
* 1970 – 1st place
* 1971 – 1st place
* 1972 – 1st place
* 1973 – 1st place

See also

* |Figure Skating
* World Figure Skating Championships

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