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Also known as Kati Witt

German figure skater

Person · Open Library

Born
1965
Works
4

Top works

  • Salt Lake City 2002
  • Mit Leichtigkeit in Form. Das Programm für Fitness, Schönheit und Lust
  • Meine Jahre zwischen Pflicht und Kür
  • Only with passion

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Acting · Falkensee, East Germany

Katarina Witt (German pronunciation: [kataˈʁiːna vɪt], born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states that "she is remembered most for her overall athleticism, her charismatic appeal and her glamorous image on the ice." Witt won the first of her two…

Known for

  • Powerplay - The Best Ice Hockey Team for the Olympics — Self (archive footage)2026
  • The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station — Self2025
  • 75 Jahre ARD - Die große Jubiläumsshow — Self2025
  • Being Katarina Witt — Self2025
  • Chemnitz 2025 – Unterwegs mit Katarina Witt — Self2024
  • Spiel mit dem Feuer - Wer braucht noch dieses Olympia? — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Quiz für Dich — Self2022
  • Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR — Self - Subject2020
  • ISU Figure Skating Awards — Self - Presenter2020
  • ISU Figure Skating Awards — Self - Winner: Lifetime Achievement Award2020

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1965
darkwavegermanndwneue deutsche wellepop rock

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Listeners
22
Total plays
46

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Key facts

Born
( 1965-12-03 ) 3 December 1965 (age 60) , Falkensee , East Germany
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Country
East Germany (1977–1988), Germany (1994)
Skating club
SC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Retired
1988 and 1994 (amateur) 2008 (professional)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Katarina
Family name
Witt
Gender
female
Place of birth
Staaken
Occupation
figure skater
Languages spoken
German
Hair colour
brown hair
Mass
55
Official website
www.katarina-witt.de
Image
14-01-10-tbh-260-katarina-witt.jpg
Height
165
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date of birth
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name in native language
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sports discipline competed in
ladies' singles
social media followers
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maintained by WikiProject
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trained by
Jutta Müller
end of work period
1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Katarina Witt ( German pronunciation: [kataˈʁiːna vɪt], audio; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. Her Laureus profile states that "she is remembered most for her overall athleticism, her charismatic appeal and her glamorous image on the ice."

Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals for East Germany at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, before winning a second at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Norwegian Sonja Henie. Witt is a four-time World Champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988) and two-time World silver medalist (1982, 1986). She won six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988), a feat equalled only by Henie among female skaters. Between 1984 and 1988, Witt won ten gold medals in eleven major international events, making her one of the most successful figure skaters ever.

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