Angelika Buck
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Angelika Buck (born May 9, 1950 in Ravensburg, West Germany) was a German figure skater. She was a team with her brother Erich Buck. They were the first Germans capturing the title of a European champion in Ice dancing.
Angelika and Erich Buck skated for the club ERV Ravensburg. Their coach was Betty Callaway and they trained in Oberstdorf. 1972 they won the Europeans in Icedancing in Göteborg upsetting Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov. They also won three times the silver medal at the worlds and twice at the Europeans and won 6 times the German championships.
They invented the "Ravensburger Waltz" which was first presented at the 1973 German championships. This dance is today one of the compulsory dances.
Angelika Buck studied at university in Munich. She is married and has two children.
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[edit] Results
[edit] Olympic Games
- at her figure skating career ice dancing was not part of the Olympic program.
[edit] World championships
- 1966 – not participated
- 1967 – 10th place
- 1968 – 8th place
- 1969 – 5th place
- 1970 – 3rd place
- 1971 – 2nd place
- 1972 – 2nd place
- 1973 – 2nd place
[edit] European championships
- 1966 – 13th place
- 1967 – not participated
- 1968 – 6th place
- 1969 – 4th place
- 1970 – 2nd place
- 1971 – 2nd place
- 1972 – 1st place
- 1973 – 2nd place
[edit] German championships (West German nationals)
- 1965 – 4th place
- 1966 – 2nd place
- 1967 – 2nd place
- 1968 – 1st place
- 1969 – 1st place
- 1970 – 1st place
- 1971 – 1st place
- 1972 – 1st place
- 1973 – 1st place
[edit] See also
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| NAME | Buck, Angelika |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | German figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravensburg, Germany |
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