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Manuela Groß

マヌエラ・グロス　/　まぬえら・ぐろす

Figure skater from Margraviate of Brandenburg

January 29, 1957 (age 69)　・　Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

figure skater

My Take

Manuela Groß genuinely impresses me. To win two Olympic bronze medals in pairs with Uwe Kagelmann, and to become the youngest female figure skating Olympic medalist, all while coming up through the rigid East German system at the height of the Cold War, takes a nerve most of us cannot imagine. The Patriotic Order of Merit only underlines how much her country valued her. An Aquarius born in 1957, she carried that streak of independence into a discipline built on partnership, which I find quietly elegant. She earned a permanent line in skating history before most people her age had figured anything out.

Overview

Manuela Manja Groß (later Leupold, born 29 January 1957 in East Berlin, East Germany) is a German former competitive pair skater. With partner Uwe Kagelmann, she is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, and she is the youngest female figure skating Olympic medalist.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Manuela Groß
Name (Japanese): マヌエラ・グロス
Reading: まぬえら・ぐろす
Born: January 29, 1957 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rooster
Origin: Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Blood type: Private
Height: 162 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9

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