1976 Blue Swords

1976 Blue Swords
The ladies' podium at the 1976 Blue Swords
Date:17 – 20 November 1976
Season:1976–77
Location:East-Berlin
Champions
Men's singles:
 Konstantin Kokora (URS)
Ladies' singles:
 Anett Pötzsch (GDR)
Pairs:
 Katja Schubert / Knut Schubert (GDR)
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1975 Blue Swords
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1977 Blue Swords

The 1976 Blue Swords Cup (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) international figure skating championship was held in East Berlin. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

There were 16 contestants in the women's singles competition.[1] The top three places were awarded to figure skaters from East Germany: Anett Pötzsch was first and Marion Weber second, while 13-year-old Carola Weißenberg placed third.[1]

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Konstantin Kokora  Soviet Union
2 Mario Liebers  East Germany
3 Gilles Beyer  France
4 Torsten Ohlow  East Germany
5 William Schober  Australia
6 Istvan Simon  Hungary
...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Anett Pötzsch  East Germany
2 Marion Weber  East Germany
3 Carola Weissenberg  East Germany
4 Karin Enke  East Germany
5 Sonja Stanek  Austria
6 Renata Baierova  Czechoslovakia
...

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Katja Schubert / Knut Schubert  East Germany
2 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorff  East Germany
3 Cornelia Hauffe / Kersten Bellmann  East Germany
4 Teresa Wrona / Ludwik Żabiński  Poland
5 Ines Heck / Mathias Clausner  East Germany
6 Susanne Scheibe / Andreas Nischwitz  West Germany
7 Elzbieta Luczynska / Marek Chrolenko  Poland
8 Ramona Thynova / Vlastimil Burian  Czechoslovakia

References

  1. ^ a b Reiche, Hartmut (20 November 1976). "Berlin, Anett Pötzsch, Marion Weber, Carola Weißenberg (Bild 183-R1120-0042)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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