Eberhard Rüger

Eberhard Rüger is a German former ice dancer who represented East Germany. With his skating partner, Annerose Baier, he became a three-time Blue Swords champion (1963, 1965, 1966), the 1968 Prize of Moscow News champion, and an eight-time East German national champion (1962, 1964–1970). They finished in the top ten at eight ISU Championships. Their best continental result, fourth, came at the 1970 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union. They finished as high as sixth at the World Championships, in 1969 (Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States) and 1970 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia).[1]

Eberhard Rüger
Rüger with Baier in 1964
Personal information
Country representedEast Germany
PartnerAnnerose Baier
Skating clubSC Karl-Marx-Stadt
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
Training locationsKarl-Marx-Stadt
Retired1970

Baier/Rüger started their career at SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. In 1963, they began representing SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.[2]

Rüger was married to German figure skater Gabriele Seyfert from 1972 to 1975.[3] Their daughter, Sheila, was born in 1974.[4]

Competitive highlights

With Baier

International
Event 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70
Worlds14th13th12th10th6th6th
Europeans11th9th7th7th5th4th
Blue Swords1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd2nd
Prague Skate4th5th3rd
Moscow News2nd4th1st
National[5]
East Germany1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
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References
  1. "Eiskunstlauf - Stars aus Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt" [Figure skating stars from Chemnitz / Karl-Marx-Stadt] (in German). Schlossberg Museum. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. "Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E0110-0005-003, Eiskunstläufer, DDR". Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst, German Federal Archives. 10 January 1966.
  3. Müller, Michael L. (7 May 2003). "Eisprinzessin auf der Suche nach dem Richtigen" [Ice princess searches for the right one]. Die Welt (in German).
  4. Weise, Klaus (23 November 2013). ""Zeichnen ohne Radiergummi"" (in German). svz.de. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
  5. "Historie Eiskunstlaufen - DDR - Meisterschaften (Eistanzen)" [History: East German Figure Skating Championships (Ice dancing)]. sport-komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.
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