Sepp Schönmetzler
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Sepp Schönmetzler is a German figure skater, coach, and journalist
. He is the 1962 and 1965 German national champion
and placed 12th at the 1964 Winter Olympics
. He produces the German figure skating magazine Eissport-Magazin.
in Oberstdorf
.
In 1965, he was honored with honorary citizenship of Colorado Springs, Colorado
, USA.
Beginning in 1967, he studied photography
at the Staatlichen Höheren Fachschule, in Cologne
. He passed his degree in 1970 and became a Diplom-Engineer for technical-scientific photography. In 1976, he studied science of sport at the sport-college in Cologne (DSHS). He finished these studies in 1979 as a Diplom
-sport-teacher.
In 1984 he did his PhD
at the DSHS in sports-science in the fields biomechanics and general coaching and moving science (Bewegungslehre).
In 1979, Sepp Schönmetzler married Sabine Beier. The couple had two children. They divorced on January 31, 2002.
Fuchs) was a sportswomen.
In addition to figure skating, Schönmetzler also competed in golf
, tennis
and shaolin temple boxing.
He won the German Figure Skating Championships
in 1962 and 1965. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics
, where he placed 12th. He also competed at the World Figure Skating Championships
, with a highest placement of 7th, which he achieved in 1963, and at the European Figure Skating Championships
, with a highest placement of 4th, which he achieved in 1965.
He retired from competitive skating in 1965. He turned professional and toured for two years with the Ice Capades
.
and later in Hamburg
. In 1972 he worked voluntarily for the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
. He took part in producing the village newspaper (Dorfzeitung).
In 1977 he became a certified coach for tennis. From 1979 to 1991 , he worked for the DSHS as scientific employee. Also from 1979 on Sepp Schönmetzler worked as a coach-teacher for the German sport assiciation Deutscher Sportbund, LSB, the coaching academy
in Cologne, for the German figure skation association DEU and its association in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
and others.
In 1983, Schönmetzler became the leading coach of the ice sport department of the club TSV Bayer 04 and worked there for three years. In 1986, Sepp Schönmetzler became the federal coach of Austria
for figure skating and served in that position for one year. In 1988, he became the leading coach at the club TUS Wiehl
1891.
Since 1992 Sepp Schönmetzler works as a freelance coach and sport event manager. He founded the publishing house for scientific sport information (Verlag für Sportfachinformation) and publishs the German ice sport magazine "Eissport-Magazin”.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He is the 1962 and 1965 German national champion
German Figure Skating Championships
The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
and placed 12th at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics
-Medal table:-Men Singles:Referee:* Henry M. BeattyAssistant Referee:* Oskar MadlJudges: Adolf Walker Gérard Rodrigues Henriques Geoffrey S...
. He produces the German figure skating magazine Eissport-Magazin.
Personal life
In 1963, Sepp Schönmetzler finished school and passed his AbiturAbitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
.
In 1965, he was honored with honorary citizenship of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, USA.
Beginning in 1967, he studied photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
at the Staatlichen Höheren Fachschule, in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. He passed his degree in 1970 and became a Diplom-Engineer for technical-scientific photography. In 1976, he studied science of sport at the sport-college in Cologne (DSHS). He finished these studies in 1979 as a Diplom
Diplom
A Diplom is an academic degree in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and a similarly named degree in some other European countries including Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Finland , Greece, Hungary, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and Ukraine...
-sport-teacher.
In 1984 he did his PhD
PHD
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at the DSHS in sports-science in the fields biomechanics and general coaching and moving science (Bewegungslehre).
In 1979, Sepp Schönmetzler married Sabine Beier. The couple had two children. They divorced on January 31, 2002.
Competitive career
Sepp Schönmetzler began skating at age four. He represented the club SC Rießersee in national competition and was coached by his father, Josef Schönmetzler, a Diplom Sport-Teacher. His mother, Sonja Schönmetzler (neeMarried and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Fuchs) was a sportswomen.
In addition to figure skating, Schönmetzler also competed in golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and shaolin temple boxing.
He won the German Figure Skating Championships
German Figure Skating Championships
The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....
in 1962 and 1965. He represented the Unified Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:Men...
, where he placed 12th. He also competed at the World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
, with a highest placement of 7th, which he achieved in 1963, and at the European Figure Skating Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...
, with a highest placement of 4th, which he achieved in 1965.
He retired from competitive skating in 1965. He turned professional and toured for two years with the Ice Capades
Ice Capades
The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. Shows often featured former Olympicand National Champion figure skaters who had retired from amateur competition....
.
Professional career
Beginning in 1967, he worked also as a coach for the Cologne Iceclub (Kölner Eisklub). In 1970 he became certified coach for figure skating (Fachübungsleiter). In 1972, he started to work for the German newspaper BILD as a photo-journalist for three months in CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
and later in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. In 1972 he worked voluntarily for the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He took part in producing the village newspaper (Dorfzeitung).
In 1977 he became a certified coach for tennis. From 1979 to 1991 , he worked for the DSHS as scientific employee. Also from 1979 on Sepp Schönmetzler worked as a coach-teacher for the German sport assiciation Deutscher Sportbund, LSB, the coaching academy
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
in Cologne, for the German figure skation association DEU and its association in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
and others.
In 1983, Schönmetzler became the leading coach of the ice sport department of the club TSV Bayer 04 and worked there for three years. In 1986, Sepp Schönmetzler became the federal coach of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for figure skating and served in that position for one year. In 1988, he became the leading coach at the club TUS Wiehl
Wiehl
Wiehl is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is located approx. 41 km east of Cologne. The neighbouring municipalities Reichshof, Waldbröl, Nümbrecht, Much, Engelskirchen and Gummersbach border on the town....
1891.
Since 1992 Sepp Schönmetzler works as a freelance coach and sport event manager. He founded the publishing house for scientific sport information (Verlag für Sportfachinformation) and publishs the German ice sport magazine "Eissport-Magazin”.
Competitive results
| Event/year | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Winter Games | 12th | |||||
| World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
13th | 7th | 10th | 11th | ||
| European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion... |
7th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | |
| German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.... |
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |