Sonja Morgenstern
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[[image:|thumb|]] 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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Event 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73
[[Winter Olympic Games]] 28th 6th
[[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] 20th WD 11th 6th 5th 8th
[[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] 17th 12th 9th 4th 3rd WD
[[East German Figure Skating Championships|East German Championships]] 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
[[Prize of Moscow News]] 3rd
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