Andreas Nischwitz

Andreas Nischwitz
Born	(1957-04-01) 1 April 1957 Leinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	West Germany
Skating club	TuS Stuttgart
Retired	1981
Medal record Representing West Germany Pairs' Figure skating World Championships 1981 Hartford Pairs European Championships 1981 Innsbruck Pairs

Andreas Nischwitz (born 1 April 1957) is a former West German pair skater. He was born in Leinfelden, Germany. With partner Susanne Scheibe, he won the gold medal at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1977 and 1978, finishing eighth at both the European Figure Skating Championships and World Figure Skating Championships in both years. He then teamed with Christina Riegel and won the German title three straight years, starting in 1979. They finished eighth at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and the following year, the pair won the silver medal at the European Championships and the bronze at the World Championships.

Results

With Scheibe

International
Event	1976–77	1977–78
World Championships	8th	8th
European Championships	8th	8th
Nebelhorn Trophy	1st	3rd
International St. Gervais	1st	3rd
National
West German Championships	1st	1st

With Riegel

International
Event	1979	1980	1981
Winter Olympics		8th
World Championships	8th	5th	3rd
European Championships	8th	6th	2nd
National
West German Championships	1st	1st	1st

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andreas Nischwitz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.