Romy Kermer

Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.

Romy Kermer
Romy Kermer and Rolf Österreich in 1976
Personal information
Country represented	East Germany
Born	28 July 1956 Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height	164 cm (5 ft 4.6 in)
Former partner	Rolf Oesterreich Andreas Forner Tassilo Thierbach
Retired	1976
Medal record Representing  East Germany Figure skating: Pairs Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck Pairs World Championships 1976 Gothenburg Pairs 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs 1974 Munich Pairs European Championships 1976 Geneva Pairs 1975 Copenhagen Pairs 1974 Zagreb Pairs

Personal life

Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. After marrying Rolf Oesterreich in late 1976, she changed her name to Romy Oesterreich.[1]

Career

Romy Kermer began skating in Karl-Marx-Stadt, where she became a pair skater. Early in her career, she competed with Tassilo Thierbach and Andreas Forner.

1972 she moved to Berlin and skated there at the club SC Dynamo Berlin. Her coach was Heidemarie Seiner-Walther. She continued to represent SC Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1973, when she changed clubs as well. Her pair skating partner became Rolf Oesterreich. Kermer/Oesterreich won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics 1976 in Innsbruck.[1] In March 1976, they were both awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit for their Olympic success.[2]

Romy Oesterreich became a figure skating coach at the club SC Berlin. One of her students, Philipp Tischendorf, won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix 2005 in Bratislava.

Results

With Rolf Oesterreich

International
Event	1973	1974	1975	1976
Winter Olympics				2nd
World Championships	5th	3rd	2nd	2nd
European Champ.	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd
National
East German Champ.	1st	2nd	1st	1st

With Andreas Forner

International
Event	1972–72
Blue Swords	2nd
Prize of Moscow News	6th

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Romy Kermer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
2. "Hohe Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high honours]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 32 (73). 25 March 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

• SC Berlin e.V.
• Deutsche Eislauf-Union e.V.