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Ingo Steuer (born November 1, 1966 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony, GDR/East Germany) is a German figure skater.
[edit] Biography
Steuer was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Saxony, and began to skate as a little child. His pair skating coach was Monika Scheibe. He skated for the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, which was renamed after the reunification into SC Chemnitz. Having been born in East Germany, he first represented East Germany and, after German reunification in 1990, the combined Germany.
In pair skating Steuer first teamed up with Manuela Landgraf first Germans to win that title. After his separation from Landgraf he skated with Ines Müller for a few years. Their best results were 7th places at the Europeans.
In 1992 Steuer again changed his skating partner and teamed up with Mandy Wötzel. The pair Wötzel/Steuer became European champion 1995 and World champion 1997. In the same year they also won the Grand Prix final. Wötzel and Steuer both had knee surgery in 1997. Steuer had also a car accident that year, but they still won the bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. In 1998 they turned professional.
Steuer is currently pair skating coach in Chemnitz. Among others, he has coached the following pairs:
[edit] Results in pair skating (if not otherwise mentioned with Mandy Wötzel)
[edit] Olympic Winter Games
- 1994 – withdrawn after a fall in the free program and the following injury of Mandy Wötzel
- 1998 – 3rd place
[edit] World championships
- 1985 – 8th place with Manuela Landgraf
- 1986 – 11th place with Manuela Landgraf
- 1990 – not participated
- 1991 – not participated
- 1992 – not participated
- 1993 – 2nd place
- 1994 – 4th place
- 1995 – 5th place
- 1996 – 2nd place
- 1997 – 1st place
- 1998 – not participated
[edit] European championships
- 1985 – 5th place with Manuela Landgraf
- 1986 – 5th place with Manuela Landgraf
- 1990 – 7th place with Ines Müller
- 1991 – 7th place with Ines Müller
- 1992 – 6th place
- 1993 – 2nd place
- 1994 – 5th place
- 1995 – 1st place
- 1996 – 2nd place
- 1997 – 2nd place
- 1998 – 3rd place
[edit] GDR championships (East German nationals)
- 1985 – 2nd place with Manuela Landgraf
- 1989 – 3rd place with Ines Müller
- 1990 – 3rd place with Ines Müller
[edit] German championships (nationals)
- 1991 – 4th place with Ines Müller
- 1992 – not participated
- 1993 – 1st place
- 1994 – not participated
- 1995 – 1st place
- 1996 – 1st place
- 1997 – 1st place
- 1998 – not participated
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