Stefan Lindemann
Stefan Lindemann at the 2010 European Championships.
Full name	Stefan Lindemann
Born	(1980-09-30)30 September 1980 (age 44) Erfurt,Thuringia,East Germany
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Germany
Coach	Viola Striegler
Skating club	Eissportclub Erfurt
Retired	2010
Medal record
Event World Championships 0 0 1 European Championships 0 0 1 German Championships 7 2 0 World Junior Championships 1 0 0 Junior Grand Prix Final 0 1 0 Medal list World Championships 2004 Dortmund Singles European Championships 2005 Turin Singles German Championships 2000 Berlin Singles 2002 Berlin Singles 2004 Berlin Singles 2005 Oberstdorf Singles 2006 Berlin Singles 2007 Oberstdorf Singles 2010 Mannheim Singles 1999 Oberstdorf Singles 2003 Oberstdorf Singles World Junior Championships 2000 Oberstdorf Singles Junior Grand Prix Final 1999–2000 Gdańsk Singles

Stefan Lindemann (born 30 September 1980) is a German retiredfigure skater. He is the 2004World bronze medalist, 2005European bronze medalist, 2000World Junior champion, and a seven-time (2000, 2002, 2004–2007, 2010)German national champion.

Stefan Lindeman started skating at age 4^[1] in Erfurt at the local skating club. At age 12 he wanted to play ice hockey, but his mother kept him in figure skating.^[2] His coach was Ilona Schindler. After finishing his school he was sponsored by theBundeswehr (German Army).

In 1995, at age 14, Lindemann made his first successful appearance in the international figure skating scene by placing fourth at the junior world championships. In 1996 he placed 12th at the German nationals. He placed fourth in the same event in 1997, second in 1999, and first in 2000, becoming the German champion. In 2000, he won theWorld Junior Championships. This was the first such title for the German Figure Skating Organisation,Deutsche Eislauf-Union.^[2]

At the2000 Sparkassen Cup, Lindemann injured his knee when he fell on a tripleAxel in the short program.^[2] He tore aligament in his rightknee and pulled a muscle in his talocalcanean joint.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, Lindemann became German champion and won the bronze medal at theWorld Championships inDortmund. In 2005, he won the bronze medal at theEuropean Championships. At Worlds, he missed all his jumps in the short program but pulled up to 12th after a strong performance in the free program.

He is the most successful German figure skater in the men's single event sinceNorbert Schramm, who won silver in both 1982 and 1983 at the World championships.

Lindemann withdrew from the 2006-2007 Grand Prix series due to injury.

He returned to skating in 2009 and won the German title. He then placed 9th at the 2010 European Championship and represented Germany at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. In the Olympics he scored 68.50 in the short program, placing 17th. In the long program he received a score of 103.48, placing 23rd in the long program. Overall he received 171.98. Overall results he placed 22nd at theVancouver 2010 Olympics.^[3]

Lindemann retired from competitive skating right after the Olympics in 2010. He has become acoach, working inBerlin, and remains in the German army.^[4]

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