Heidemarie Steiner

Heidemarie Steiner
Heidemarie Steiner
	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E0109-0002-006, Heidi Steiner, Heinz-Ulrich Walther.jpg Heidi Steiner with Heinz-Ulrich Walther in 1966
Personal information
Country represented	East Germany
Born	May 9, 1944 (age 79); Kolberg, Pommern, Germany
Former partner	Heinz-Ulrich Walther
Former coach	Heinz-Friedrich Lindner
Skating club	SC Dynamo Berlin
	Representing East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
European Championships

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Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, (born May 9, 1944 in Kolberg, Pommern) is a German figure skater and coach. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles.

Steiner began as a single skater. But when she dropped behind fellow East German Gabriele Seyfert, she wanted to retire early.

However, she changed to pair skating and teamed up with Heinz-Ulrich Walther, who also became her husband in 1969. Their greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana. The pair trained at the SC Dynamo Berlin club and represented East Germany. Their coach was Heinz-Friedrich Lindner.

After she retired, she became figure skating coach at the SC Dynamo Berlin club (today SC Berlin). She has coached Romy Kermer & Rolf Österreich, Birgit Lorenz & Knut Schubert, Babette Preußler & Tobias Schöter and Peggy Schwarz & Alexander König, among others. She later coached Swiss couple Leslie Monod & Cedric Monod. She also worked as a choreographer for this couple.

Today she lives in Berlin with her husband Heinz-Ulrich Walther.

Results

ladies singles

Event	1960	1961	1962	1963
European Championships	26th	23rd
East German Championships	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd

pairs (with Walther)

Event	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Winter Olympics			4th
World Championships	9th	5th	5th	5th	3rd
European Championships	8th	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd
East German Championships	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st

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