Katrien Pauwels

Katrien Pauwels
Personal information
Country represented Belgium
Born (1965-11-08) 8 November 1965
Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former skating club BCL Brugge
Retired 1988

Katrien Pauwels (born 8 November 1965) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won medals at Skate America, Karl Schäfer Memorial, Golden Spin of Zagreb, and International St. Gervais. She placed 13th at the 1984 European Championships and 14th at the 1986 World Championships. Pauwels represented Belgium at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. She was Belgium's flag bearer in 1988.

Pauwels was born in Ghent, grew up in Mariakerke, and settled in Wondelgem.[1] She works as a medical representative and also coaches figure skating in Eeklo.[1] She has two daughters, Aurélie and Charlotte.[2]

Pauwels appeared on Dancing on Ice (Netherlands and Belgium) as a member of the jury.

Competitive highlights

Results[3]
International
Event 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Olympics 16th 17th
World Champ. 30th 15th 15th WD 14th
European Champ. 21st 15th 13th 16th 14th
Skate America 3rd
Golden Spin 3rd 3rd
Karl Schäfer 3rd
St. Gervais 1st
National
Belgian Champ.
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Wie is Katrien Pauwels?". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 24 November 2007.
  2. "Eeuwige roem: Katrien Pauwels" (in Dutch). Eén. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  3. "Katrien Pauwels". sports-reference.com.
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