Photo: Manfred Schnelldorfer / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)

Manfred Schnelldorfer

マンフレート・シュネルドルファー　/　まんふれーと・しゅねるどるふぁー

Singer from Germany

May 2, 1943 (age 83)　・　Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Upper Bavaria
singer
actor
figure skater

My Take

Schnelldorfer is the kind of polymath I cannot help but admire. Winning both the Olympic and World figure skating titles in 1964, plus eight German national crowns, would be a complete career for most people. Instead he carried that on-ice artistry into singing and acting, while also studying at the Technical University of Munich. I read that as a refusal to be defined by one talent, and as proof that expression learned on the ice translates anywhere. The fact that he still maintains an official site tells me he values his own legacy, which I find quietly endearing in a champion of his era.

Overview

Manfred Schnelldorfer (born 2 May 1943) is a German former figure skater. He is the 1964 Olympic champion, the 1964 World champion, and an eight-time German national champion.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Manfred Schnelldorfer
Name (Japanese): マンフレート・シュネルドルファー
Reading: まんふれーと・しゅねるどるふぁー
Born: May 2, 1943 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Goat
Origin: Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / actor / figure skater / film actor / athlete

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Technical University of Munich

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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