Werner Rittberger
Figure skating, Olympic athlete
1891 – 1975
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Who was Werner Rittberger?
Werner Rittberger was a German figure skater.
Rittberger invented the Loop jump in 1910. German figure skaters call this jump “Rittberger”.
Rittberger won the German Nationals eleven times between 1911 and 1928, and the silver medal at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1910, 1911, and 1912. He skated for the Berliner SC club representing Germany.
After World War II he became a figure skating coach in Krefeld.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1891
German Empire - Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Aug 12, 1975
Krefeld
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on July 23, 2013
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