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Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, (born April 15, 1965 in Ludwigshafen, Germany) is a German figure skater. She is the 1989 European Champion.
[edit] Biography
She was initially a roller-skater but later took up ice-skating. With her outstanding jumping ability she made an impressive debut on the international scene, going on to become European champion in 1989 and a two-time silver medalist at the world championships (1983 and 1989). She trained in Mannheim, initially being coached by Günter Zöller and later by Ondrej Nepela and Martin Skotnicky. At national level she represented the Mannheimer ERC club and internationally she skated for West Germany (the Federal Republic of Germany).
Claudia Leister is married to Stefan Pfrengle, a former German national champion in pair figure skating. The couple have a daughter named Julia Pfrengle. Julia is also a figure-skater and trains at the Mannheimer ERC.
[edit] Results
[edit] West German championships (Nationals)
[edit] References
- Deutsche Eislauf Union (DEU) [1]
- Eissportmagazin (several issues) [2]
- Pirouette (several Issues) [3]
- Results: ISU
