Erich Zeller as a skater represented the club Rot-Weiß-Berlin and became 1942 German champion. He studied mechanical engineering. In 1942 he was forced to enter the Wehrmacht. His figure skating career was destroyed by World War II.
In 1945 Erich Zeller participated in ice shows.
In 1956 his coaching career began. His first pupil was Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. Erich Zeller became the most successful coach in West Germany. Among his other students were Marika Kilius, Dagmar Lurz and Norbert Schramm. From 1970 to 1985 he was national coach of West Germany for figure skating (Eiskunstlauf-Bundestrainer). He also was once president of the world coach association.
Erich Zeller wrote figure skating books:
Meine kleine Eiskunstlaufschule (My Little Figure-Skating-School), published 1969
Eiskunstlauf für Fortgeschrittene (Figure Skating For Advanced Skaters), published 1982
Referencesedit
various issues of the figure skating magazine Pirouette
various issues of the figure skating magazine Eissportmagzin
erich, zeller, january, 1920, augsburg, bavaria, germany, november, 2001, garmisch, partenkirchen, bavaria, germany, german, figure, skater, figure, skating, coach, skater, represented, club, weiß, berlin, became, 1942, german, champion, studied, mechanical, e. Erich Zeller 13 January 1920 in Augsburg Bavaria Germany 6 November 2001 in Garmisch Partenkirchen Bavaria Germany was a German figure skater and figure skating coach Erich Zeller as a skater represented the club Rot Weiss Berlin and became 1942 German champion He studied mechanical engineering In 1942 he was forced to enter the Wehrmacht His figure skating career was destroyed by World War II In 1945 Erich Zeller participated in ice shows In 1956 his coaching career began His first pupil was Hans Jurgen Baumler Erich Zeller became the most successful coach in West Germany Among his other students were Marika Kilius Dagmar Lurz and Norbert Schramm From 1970 to 1985 he was national coach of West Germany for figure skating Eiskunstlauf Bundestrainer He also was once president of the world coach association Erich Zeller wrote figure skating books Meine kleine Eiskunstlaufschule My Little Figure Skating School published 1969 Eiskunstlauf fur Fortgeschrittene Figure Skating For Advanced Skaters published 1982References editvarious issues of the figure skating magazine Pirouette various issues of the figure skating magazine Eissportmagzin various issues of the magazine Eis und RollsportCompetitive highlights editSingle skating edit Event 1941 1942 German Championships 5th 1st nbsp This article about a German figure skater is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erich Zeller amp oldid 1183472923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
