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Peggy Schwarz

ペギー・シュヴァルツ　/　ぺぎー・しゅゔぁるつ

Figure skater from Margraviate of Brandenburg

September 4, 1971 (age 54)　・　Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg

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My Take

Peggy Schwarz earns my quiet admiration less for medals than for stubborn longevity. Three Winter Olympics with Alexander Konig, and three seventh-place finishes, is a story of returning to the biggest stage again and again without ever cracking the podium there. The 1988 European bronze and the 1992 German title prove the talent was real, but what stays with me is the discipline of pair skating across that many years. Staying in lockstep with one partner through a full Olympic cycle, let alone three, demands trust most athletes never test. I respect the persistence more than any single result.

Overview

Peggy Schwarz (born 4 September 1971 in Berlin) is a German retired pair skater. She first gained prominence skating with Alexander König. The duo captured a bronze medal at the 1988 European Figure Skating Championships and then won gold at the German Figure Skating Championships in 1992. They also competed in the Winter Olympics three times, finishing 7th in 1988, 1992, and again in 1994.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Peggy Schwarz
Name (Japanese): ペギー・シュヴァルツ
Reading: ぺぎー・しゅゔぁるつ
Born: September 4, 1971 (age 54)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Boar
Origin: Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%84

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