Heinz-Ulrich Walther
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Heinz-Ulrich•Walther |
| Used name | Heinz-Ulrich•Walther |
| Born | 11 March 1943 in Stendal, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER) |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | SC Dynamo Berlin, Ost-Berlin (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Nationality | East Germany |
Biography
East German skater Heinz-Ulrich Walther paired with Brigitte Wokoeck at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympics and finished 11th with the mixed German team. In 1962 and 1964 the pair was East German national champions. At the European Championships they placed sixth in 1962 and eighth in 1963.
In 1968 Walther started for East Germany at Grenoble and came in fourth with his new partner Heidi Steiner, whom he married in 1969. They won the East German title in 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1970, also earning three bronze medals at the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Europeans, as well as another one at the 1970 Worlds. This was the first international pair skating medal for the former GDR.
Walther later studied medicine and was employed by the Charité Hospital (University Medicine of Berlin) as an orthopaedist. He also acted as an international figure skating judge and ISU technical controller for pair skating.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GER |
GDR |
Heinz-Ulrich Walther | |||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Brigitte Wokoeck | 11 | |||||
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GDR |
Heinz-Ulrich Walther | ||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Heidi Steiner | 4 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GER |
Heinz-Ulrich Walther | ||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Short Program | Judge #3 | |||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Free Skating | Judge #3 | |||||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GER |
Heinz-Ulrich Walther | ||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Short Program | Judge #7 | |||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Free Skating | Judge #5 |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Heidi Steiner
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships (0–0–3 1967 Ljubljana bronze: pairs (competed for East Germany); 1968 Västerås bronze: pairs (competed for East Germany); 1970 Leningrad bronze: pairs (competed for East Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Figure Skating Championships (0–0–1 1970 Ljubljana bronze: pairs (competed for East Germany))