Christoff Beck

Christoff Beck (born 23 January 1964 in Vienna) is an Austrian former competitive ice dancer. Competing with his sister, Kathrin Beck, he became the 1987 Winter Universiade champion, a two-time Skate Canada International medalist (silver in 1987, bronze in 1985), and a six-time Austrian national champion (1983–1988). They finished fifth at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.[1] They trained six days a week, fifty weeks a year.[2]

Christoff Beck
Personal information
Country representedAustria
Born (1964-01-23) 23 January 1964
Vienna, Austria
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
PartnerKathrin Beck
Skating clubWEV Vienna
Retired1988

Beck studied law at the University of Vienna and opened his own law firm in 2002.[3] He has three sons.[2]

Results

(ice dance with Kathrin Beck)

International
Event 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88
Winter Olympics5th
World Champ.16th16th9th7th6th5th
European Champ.15th16th6th4th4th5th
Nebelhorn Trophy9th
NHK Trophy3rd
Schäfer Memorial2nd
Skate America5th
Skate Canada3rd2nd
Universiade3rd1st
National
Austrian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoff Beck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. Neumann, Fritz (3 June 2012). "Der Donaukanal, der Pazifik, die Wellenlänge" [The Danube Canal, the Pacific, the Wavelength]. Der Standard (in German). Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
  3. "Die Kanzlei: Christoff Beck" [The firm: Christoff Beck] (in German). Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Beck. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.


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