Sonja Morgenstern
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Sonja Morgenstern (born 22 January 1955 in [[Frankenberg, Saxony]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[figure skater]] and figure skating [[Coach (sport)|coach]].
Morgenstern was coached by [[Jutta Müller]] in [[Chemnitz]] and represented the [[SC Karl-Marx-Stadt (figure skating)|SC Karl-Marx-Stadt]] club and [[East Germany]] ([[East Germany|GDR]]). In 1966 she won the [[Spartakiade]] in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the [[Winter Olympics]]. Her biggest success was winning the [[bronze]] medal at the [[European Figure Skating Championships]] in 1972. In the same year, she placed sixth at the Winter Olympics. Her main East German rival was [[Christine Errath]]. In 1973 Morgenstern ended her figure skating career as a result of injuries. In the early 1980s she coached the 4-year-old [[Stefan Lindemann]].
Having retired from [[figure skating]], Morgenstern studied [[educational theory]] in [[Zwickau]] and became a teacher. She gave up teaching in 1981 due to the illness of her son Michael who needed special care for the first four years of his life. She later became a [[beautician]].
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NEWLINEEvent | NEWLINE1967-68 | NEWLINE1968-69 | NEWLINE1969-70 | NEWLINE1970-71 | NEWLINE1971-72 | NEWLINE1972-73 | NEWLINE
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[[Winter Olympic Games]] | NEWLINE28th | NEWLINENEWLINE | NEWLINE | NEWLINE | 6th | NEWLINENEWLINE |
[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] | NEWLINE20th | NEWLINEWD | NEWLINE11th | NEWLINE6th | NEWLINE5th | NEWLINE8th | NEWLINE
[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] | NEWLINE17th | NEWLINE12th | NEWLINE9th | NEWLINE4th | NEWLINE3rd | NEWLINEWD | NEWLINE
[[East German Figure Skating Championships|East German Championships]] | NEWLINENEWLINE | 2nd | NEWLINE2nd | NEWLINE1st | NEWLINE1st | NEWLINE1st | NEWLINE
[[Prize of Moscow News]] | NEWLINENEWLINE | 3rd | NEWLINENEWLINE | NEWLINE | NEWLINE | NEWLINE |