Katarina Witt

Acting

Born 1965-12-03 Falkensee, East Germany 88 credits Germany's Sports Hall of Fame 1 Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp) 1 Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold 1 Osgar 1

Awards

Won 1 Germany's Sports Hall of Fame Award

Germany's Sports Hall of Fame 1 won

— Germany's Sports Hall of Fame Won

Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp) 1 won

— Patriotic Order of Merit (honor clasp) Won

Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold 1 won

— Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold Won

Osgar 1 won

2007 Osgar Won

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Katarina Witt (German pronunciation: [kataˈʁiːna vɪt], born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states that "she is remembered most for her overall athleticism, her charismatic appeal and her glamorous image on the ice." Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals for East Germany at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, before winning a second at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Norwegian Sonja Henie. Witt is a four-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and two-time World silver medalist (1982, 1986). She won six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988), a feat equalled only by Henie among female skaters. Between 1984 and 1988, Witt won ten gold medals in eleven major international events, making her one of the most successful figure skaters ever. Retiring from competitive skating after defending her Olympic title in 1988, Witt reappeared at the 1994 Winter Olympics where she represented a reunified Germany while skating a Robin Hood-themed program, a comeback performance which saw her receive the Goldene Kamera award. Since her subsequent retirement, Witt has worked in film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katarina Witt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.