Patricia Neske

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Patricia Neske

Patricia Neske in 1989 at an ISU exhibition in West Berlin
Personal information
Country represented Germany
West Germany
Born (1966-10-19) October 19, 1966
Residence Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Retired 1992

Patricia Neske (born October 19, 1966) is a German former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time (1989, 1992) European bronze medalist and the 1990 German national champion.[1][2]

Personal life

Patricia Neske was born in California to Horst and Ingrid Neske, who had emigrated from Germany.[1] She attended a vocational school learning about banking in Oberstdorf. In 1992, she returned to California where she attended a university.

Career

Neske chose to compete for Germany, representing the Düsseldorfer EG. She trained in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, coached by Peter Jonas.

In the 1984–85 season, Neske won silver at the German nationals. She finished 8th in her first appearance at the European Championships and then debuted at the World Championships, placing 12th. Over the next several years, Neske obtained bronze medals at Skate Canada International, Nations Cup, International de Paris, and Nebelhorn Trophy. In 1989, she also won her first bronze at the European Championships. She then placed 4th at the World Championships, achieving her career-best World result.

In the 1989–90 season, Neske won gold at the German Championships but did not reach the European podium again until 1992 when she won her second European bronze medal. She was assigned to the 1992 Winter Olympics and placed 13th overall.[2] She retired from competition later that year.

Results

International
Event 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Olympics 13th
Worlds 12th 4th 7th 9th 10th
Europeans 8th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd
Skate America 4th 7th
Skate Canada 3rd 3rd 4th
Nations Cup 3rd
Int. de Paris 3rd
Nebelhorn 3rd 4th
National
German Champ. 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey, Randy (March 6, 1990). "German Saves His Best Figures for Last; Skating: Zander, who grew up in Huntington Beach, has the best performance in compulsories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Patricia Neske". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
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