Ralph Borghard

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Ralph Borghard

Borghard in 1962.
Personal information
Full name Ralph Borghard
Country represented  West Germany
 East Germany
Born (1944-04-17) April 17, 1944
Skating club Sportclub Dynamo Berlin

Ralph Borghard (born April 17, 1944 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) is a German figure skater who competed for both West Germany and East Germany. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics representing the United Team of Germany and placed 11th. He first competed representing East Germany, then defected[1][2] in 1966 and competed for West Germany after that. He is the 1963, 1964, and 1966 East German national champion and the 1967 West German national silver medalist.

Results

Event 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Winter Olympic Games 11th
World Championships 14th
European Championships 15th 11th 6th
German Championships 2nd
East German Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. http://www.zeit.de/1968/09/Fluechtlinge
  2. Walter Henry Nelson (1969). The Berliners, their saga and their city. D. McKay Co. Retrieved 19 September 2012. 


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