Birgit Lorenz
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Birgit Lorenz and Knut Schubert, 1982
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| Country represented |  East Germany |
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| Born | 20 August 1963 Berlin, East Germany |
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| Former partner | Knut Schubert | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Birgit Lorenz (born 20 August 1963 in Berlin, Germany) is a former East German pair skater who competed with Knut Schubert. They won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1981 and 1985, and captured the silver medal in four additional years. The couple won the bronze at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1983 and 1984 and finished fifth at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They also finished a career-best sixth place at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships.
Results
(with Schubert)
| Event | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | ||||||
| World Championships | 9th | 7th | 8th | 6th | |||
| European Championships | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | ||
| East German Championships | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | |
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| Prize of Moscow News | 4th |
