Not to be confused with Austrian figure skater Ralph Burghart.
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Ralph Borghard was born 17 April 1944 in Rostock.[1] He became a dentist in Berlin.
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Ralph Borghard represented East Germany and SC Dynamo Berlin for most of his career, coached by Inge Wischnewski.[2] In 1962, he won the East German national silver medal and was given his first major international assignment, the 1962 European Championships. He finished 15th at the event in Geneva. The following season, he became the national champion and improved to 11th at Europeans.
In the 1965–66 season, Borghard won his third national title and finished sixth at the 1966 European Championships in Bratislava. His next assignment was the World Championships in Davos, Switzerland in late February 1966. After concluding the competition in 14th place, he decided not to return to East Germany and defected to West Germany.[2][3][4]
In April 1966, it was reported that Borghard and a West German single skater, Uschi Keszler, had considered teaming up to compete in pairs. The two practiced some lifts together but her parents rejected the idea.[5] Borghard returned to single skating and won the 1967 West German national silver medal before retiring from competition.
^Nelson, Walter Henry (1969). The Berliners, their saga and their city. D. McKay Co. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^"Traum oder Torte" [A dream or a faceplant]. Der Spiegel (in German). 4 April 1966.
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