Manuela Ruben
Born (1964-01-14) 14 January 1964
Lauda-Königshofen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Figure skating career
CountryWest Germany
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing West Germany
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1984 BudapestLadies' singles

Manuela Ruben (born 14 January 1964) is a former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for West Germany. She is the 1984 European silver medalist and three-time West German national champion (1982–84). She placed seventh at the 1984 Winter Olympics and sixth at the 1984 World Championships.[1]

She had hoped to contend for a medal at the Sarajevo Olympics after a strong 2nd place finish at that years European Championships (ahead of the Olympic bronze medalist Kira Ivanova who placed only 4th) but mistakes in both the short and long knocked her out of contention. The same thing would happen at the 1984 World Championships in a weakened field missing Rosalynn Sumners, Tiffany Chin, and Claudia Leistner.

Results

International[2]
Event 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Winter Olympics7th
World Championships13th15th8th6th
European Champ.10th14th4th2nd
NHK Trophy11th
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
National
German Champ.2nd1st1st1st

References

  1. ↑ "Figure Skating - Manuela Ruben (West Germany)". The-sports.org. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Manuela Ruben". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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