1. Marina Kielmann was born on 31 January 1968 and is a German former competitive figure skater.
15 Facts About Marina Kielmann
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Marina Kielmann is a four-time European Championship medallist, the 1994 Nations Cup champion and a three-time German national champion.
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Marina Kielmann competed at two Winter Olympics and finished fourth at the 1994 World Figure Skating Championships.
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Marina Kielmann was a three-time World Championship medallist in roller skating.
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Marina Kielmann's brother, Sven, competed in figure skating and their mother, Heide, was a coach.
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Early in her career, Marina Kielmann competed in both singles and pairs.
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Marina Kielmann finished as the second-ranked West German, behind Claudia Leistner, and fourth-ranked of all the Germans in ladies' singles.
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Marina Kielmann placed 12th in her final event of the season, the 1988 World Championships in Budapest.
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Marina Kielmann finished tenth at the 1990 World Championships in Halifax, Canada.
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Marina Kielmann climbed to eighth at the World Championships, held in Munich.
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At her second Olympics, Marina Kielmann placed 15th in the short program and 9th in the free skate.
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Marina Kielmann finished tenth again in the overall standings but was the top-ranking German single skater.
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Marina Kielmann came in 12th at the post-Olympic World Championships.
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Marina Kielmann won her fourth European medal, bronze, at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki.
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Marina Kielmann competed in roller skating, winning bronze at the 1987 and 1988 World Championships and silver in 1990.