Mario Liebers

Mario Liebers

Mario Liebers with his coach, Brigitte Zeller, at the Blue Swords in November 1976
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960
Dresden, East Germany
Home town Berlin, Germany
Former coach Brigitte Zeller
Skating club SC Dynamo Berlin
Former training locations East Berlin
Retired 1980

Mario Liebers (born 1 January 1960) is a German former competitive figure skater who represented East Germany. He is the 1977 Blue Swords champion, the 1978 Prize of Moscow News bronze medalist, and a five-time East German national silver medalist. He finished in the top ten at the 1978 World Championships and at three European Championships.

After retiring from competition, Liebers became a dentist based in Berlin. He and his wife Kerstin, a former sprinter,[1] are the parents of German figure skaters Martin Liebers (born in 1985)[2] and Peter Liebers (born in 1988).[3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
World Championships 9th 14th 12th
European Championships 11th 8th 6th 8th 7th
Blue Swords 2nd 1st
Prize of Moscow News 3rd
National
East German Champ. 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

References

  1. "Doppelte Hoffnung aus Berlin" [Two promising talents from Berlin]. Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 5 January 2004.
  2. "Martin LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010.
  3. "Peter LIEBERS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014.
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