Karin Iten (11 August 1956 – 18 May 2010)[1] was a Swiss figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the 1973 European Figure Skating Championships.[2] She died on 18 May 2010 in Winterthur from the effects of diabetes.[3] She was among the earliest skaters to perform the Biellmann spin, which was later named after Denise Bielmann, who popularised the spin.
| Karin Iten | |||||||||||||||
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 Iten in 1973 with Swiss television commentator Jan Hiermeyer | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 May 2010 (aged 53) Winterthur, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Results
edit| International | ||||
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| Event | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 |
| World Champ. | 12th | 6th | 5th | 21st |
| European Champ. | 15th | 3rd | 5th | 10th |
| Richmond Trophy | 2nd | |||
| Prague Skate | 3rd | 4th | ||
| National | ||||
| Swiss Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
References
edit- ^ "Karin Iten". munzinger.de (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Iten Karin, Eiskunstläuferin, 1956-2010" (in German). Winterthur Glossar. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Eisprinzessin Karin Iten ist tot" [Ice princess Karin Iten is dead]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
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