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Alexander König (born 23 August 1966) is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in pairs with Peggy Schwarz, he became the 1988 European bronze medalist and placed seventh at three Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he is the 1982 World Junior bronze medalist.
König was born on 23 August 1966 in Eilenburg, Bezirk Leipzig, East Germany.[1] In 1969, his family moved to Berlin. From 1985 to 1988, he attended school to become a specialist in gastronomy. From 1994 to 1997, he studied sport at the Trainerakademie in Cologne.
Career
Competitive career
König began learning to skate in Berlin and would become a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. Inge Wischnewski was one of his first coaches at the club.
The pair parted ways in 1994 as Schwarz was pregnant. König decided to retire from competition that year.
Coaching career and other work
König is an A-licensed coach of the Deutsche Eislauf-Union. While studying, he worked as a coach in Stuttgart. Following his graduation, he took a coaching job in Chemnitz. From 2001 to 2008, König coached in Berlin. He is also a figure skating judge and technical specialist. He coached in Oberstdorf from the summer of 2008 until 2018. In 2018, he returned to coach in Berlin.[2]
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is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Alexander Konig Eiskunstlaufer see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Alexander Konig Eiskunstlaufer to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Alexander Konig born 23 August 1966 is a German figure skating coach and former competitor Competing in pairs with Peggy Schwarz he became the 1988 European bronze medalist and placed seventh at three Winter Olympics As a single skater he is the 1982 World Junior bronze medalist Alexander KonigAlexander Konig 2018 Personal informationCountry represented GermanyFormer country ies represented East GermanyBorn 1966 08 23 23 August 1966 age 56 Eilenburg Bezirk Leipzig East GermanyHeight5 ft 9 in 175 cm Former partnerPeggy SchwarzMedal record Representing East GermanyPairs Figure skatingEuropean Championships1988 Budapest PairsFigure skating Men s singlesWorld Junior Championships1982 Oberstdorf Men s singles Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Competitive career 2 2 Coaching career and other work 3 Results 3 1 Men s singles 3 2 Pairs career with Schwarz 4 ReferencesPersonal life EditKonig was born on 23 August 1966 in Eilenburg Bezirk Leipzig East Germany 1 In 1969 his family moved to Berlin From 1985 to 1988 he attended school to become a specialist in gastronomy From 1994 to 1997 he studied sport at the Trainerakademie in Cologne Career EditCompetitive career Edit Konig began learning to skate in Berlin and would become a member of SC Dynamo Berlin Inge Wischnewski was one of his first coaches at the club Competing as a single skater he won bronze at the 1982 World Junior Championships which took place in December 1981 in Oberstdorf In 1985 Konig switched to pair skating and teamed up with Peggy Schwarz Their coach was Hedemarie Steiner Walther Schwarz Konig won the bronze medal at the 1988 European Championships They represented East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary finishing seventh In 1990 Schwarz Konig changed coaches deciding to join Knut Schubert They placed seventh at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and had the same result at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer 1 The pair parted ways in 1994 as Schwarz was pregnant Konig decided to retire from competition that year Coaching career and other work Edit Konig is an A licensed coach of the Deutsche Eislauf Union While studying he worked as a coach in Stuttgart Following his graduation he took a coaching job in Chemnitz From 2001 to 2008 Konig coached in Berlin He is also a figure skating judge and technical specialist He coached in Oberstdorf from the summer of 2008 until 2018 In 2018 he returned to coach in Berlin 2 In October 2014 Konig joined the coaching team of Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot 3 The pair would win gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 World Championships and 2017 18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final In the fall of 2022 he began coaching Georgian pair teams Karina Safina Luka Berulava 4 and Anastasia Metelkina Daniil Parkman 5 Since 1983 Konig has also had a career as a painter He has had several exhibitions for his paintings Results EditMen s singles Edit InternationalEvent 1980 81 1981 82 1982 83 1983 84European Champ WDBlue Swords 1stInternational Junior 6 World Junior Champ 3rdNationalEast German Champ 3rd 3rd 2ndWD WithdrewPairs career with Schwarz Edit InternationalEvent 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94Olympics 7th 7th 7thWorlds 4th 10th 7th 6th 12th 9thEuropeans 3rd 4th 5th 5th 7thNations Cup 2ndNHK Trophy 7thSkate America 3rd 3rdSkate Canada 2nd 4thNationalGermany 2nd 1st WD 2ndEast Germany 3rd 1stWD WithdrewReferences Edit a b Alexander Konig Sports Reference Archived from the original on 11 June 2017 Zorn Roland 21 March 2019 Lange umworben lange hingehalten Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German Schuhwerk Tobias 18 October 2014 Weltmeisterin in neuen Handen Augsburger Allgemeine in German Retrieved 20 October 2014 Karina Safina Lukas Berulava 2022 2023 ISU Results International Skating Union 11 November 2022 Anastasiia Metelkina Daniil Parkman 2022 2023 ISU Results International Skating Union 11 November 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Pairs PDF International Skating Union Archived from the original PDF on 4 November 2013 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Konig Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Konig amp oldid 1135110261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
