Tassilo Thierbach

Tassilo Thierbach (born 21 May 1956) is a German former pair skater. With partner Sabine Baeß, he is the 1982 World champion and a two-time European champion (1982, 1983).

Tassilo Thierbach
Tassilo Thierbach, 1982
Born (1956-05-21) 21 May 1956
Karl-Marx-Stadt, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)
Figure skating career
CountryEast Germany
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 OttawaPairs
Silver medal – second place 1983 HelsinkiPairs
Gold medal – first place 1982 CopenhagenPairs
Silver medal – second place 1981 HartfordPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1979 ViennaPairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1984 BudapestPairs
Gold medal – first place 1983 DortmundPairs
Gold medal – first place 1982 LyonPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1979 ZagrebPairs
Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach in Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1979
Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach in Karl-Marx-Stadt, 1983

Life and career

Baeß/Thierbach were coached by Irene Salzmann in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) and represented the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt. They were the only figure skating pair representing East Germany to win the World or European championships.

Altogether, Thierbach skated with five partners: Romy Kermer (silver medallist at the Olympic Games with Rolf Österreich in 1976); Antje Heck; Petra Ronge; Sylvia Walter; and finally Sabine Baeß. In 1980 he suffered a meniscus injury to his knee, for which surgery was necessary. For this reason Baeß and Thierbach had to miss the Nationals and the Europeans in 1981. From 1977 to 1989, he was a Stasi informer under the codename "Gehrhard".[1]

Thierbach runs the company Automaten Großaufstellung Tassilo Thierbach GmbH in Chemnitz. He has also worked as figure skating coach in collaboration with Ingo Steuer in Chemnitz.

Results

With Baeß
Event 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84
Winter Olympics6th4th
World Championships5th3rd4th2nd1st2nd3rd
European Championships5th4th3rd4th1st1st2nd
East German Championships3rd3rd2nd1st1st1st1st1st
Skate America1st

With Heck
  • 1973 East German Championships: Bronze medalist with Antje Heck

References
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