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Stefan Lindemann
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| Stefan Lindemann at the 2007 European Championships. |
| Personal Info |
| Country: |
 Germany |
| Date of birth: |
September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 27) |
| Height: |
163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Coach: |
Viola Striegler |
| Skating Club: |
Eissportclub Erfurt |
| ISU Personal Best Scores |
| Short + Free Total: |
200.54 |
2005 Europeans |
| Short Program: |
68.65 |
2005 Cup of Russia |
| Free Skate: |
133.38 |
2007 Worlds |
Stefan Lindemann (born September 30, 1980 in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany) is a German figure skater. He is a six time German national champion.
[edit] Biography
Stefan Lindeman started skating at age 4 in Erfurt at the local skating club. At age 12 he wanted to play ice hockey, but his mother saved him for figure skating. His coach is Ilona Schindler. After finishing his school be became sponsored by the Bundeswehr and now works there.
In 1995 at age 14 Stefan Lindemann made his first successful appearance in the international figure skating scene by placing fourth at the junior world championships. In 1996 he placed 12th at the German nationals. He placed fourth in the same event in 1997, second in 1999, and first in 2000, becoming the German champion. In 2000 he also surprisingly and sensationally won the junior world championships. This was the first junior world champion title for the German Figure Skating Organisation, Deutsche Eislauf-Union.
Later that year he tore a ligament in his right knee and pulled a muscle in his talocalcanean joint at the Sparkassen-Cup.
In 2004 he returned to the top of the figure skating world, became German champion and won the bronze medal at the World championships in Dortmund. In 2005 he won the bronze medal at the Europeans. However he was very unlucky at the World championships 2005, where he messed up all possible jumps in the short program. Finally he was placed 12th at the Worlds 2005 thanks to a very strong performance in the free program.
He is already the most successful German figure skater in the men’s single event since Norbert Schramm, who won silver in both 1982 and 1983 at the World championships.
Lindemann was forced to withdraw from the 2006-2007 Grand Prix series due to injury.
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