Norbert Schramm
Norbert Schramm (2011)
Born (1960-04-07) April 7, 1960
Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Figure skating career
Country West Germany
Skating clubEC Oberstdorf
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1982 CopenhagenMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1983 HelsinkiMen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 LyonMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1983 DortmundMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1981 InnsbruckMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1984 DortmundMen's singles

Norbert Schramm (born April 7, 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time European champion, a two-time World silver medalist, and a three-time German national champion.

Skating career

Schramm began skating at age six. He was coached by Erich Zeller at the national center in Oberstdorf, and skated for the EC Oberstdorf club representing West Germany. Amongst his team members were Rudi Cerne and Heiko Fischer. Along with three national titles, Schramm won gold twice at the European Championships and silver twice at the World Championships. He also attracted media attention for his red costumes, his choreography and spontaneous creativity on ice, as well as for creating new spins and reinventing old forgotten spins.

Schramm retired from amateur competition in 1984. He became a professional world champion in Washington, D.C., United States, appeared in ice shows such as Holiday on Ice, and directed and choreographed such shows. In 1988, he began coaching figure skaters. From 2002 until 2007 he was artistic director of the ice show at Europa-Park. In 2006 he was a representative of the German "Dancing on Ice" television show.

Personal life

Schramm has a daughter, Bernadette Schramm (born on March 4, 1994), with former wife Nicola Brown. He was also married, for less than a year, to German-American filmmaker Marianne Hettinger. Schramm lives in New York City, where he works as a full-time action and people photographer. He was Grand Marshal of the 2012 Steuben Parade in New York City.(https://web.archive.org/web/20130219062552/http://www.germanparadenyc.org/news59.html)

Results

International
Event 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84
Olympics9th
Worlds16th7th2nd2ndWD
Europeans11th3rd1st1st3rd
Skate Canada1st
NHK Trophy2nd
Prague Skate5th
St. Ivel2nd
St. Gervais2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds4th
National
German Champ.6th5th1st2nd1st3rd2nd1st
WD = Withdrew
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