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Dianne de Leeuw (born November 19, 1955 in the USA) is a Dutch figure skater. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite she was born in the USA and lived most of the time there, she was representing the Netherlands.

Dianne de Leeuw became European champion 1976, World champion 1975 and Olympic silver medallist 1976. Her main rivals were Dorothy Hamill and Christine Errath. Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater who was born July 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, Her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut shortly after she was born, where she spent the rest of her childhood. ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ...

She was voted the female athlete of the Netherlands in 1975. She was also flag carrier at the Olympic Winter Games 1976 for the Netherlands.

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Olympic Winter Games

1972 – 16th place
1976 – 2nd place

1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

World championships

1971 – not participated
1972 – 17th place
1973 – 15th place
1974 – 3rd place
1975 – 1st place
1976 – 3rd place

1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

European championships

1971 – 19th place
1972 – 9th place
1973 – 6th place
1974 – 2nd place
1975 – 2nd place
1976 – 1st place

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World Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies Single
1906-1907: Madge Syers-Cave \| 1908-1911: Lily Kronberger \| 1912-1914: Opika von Meray-Horvath \| 1922-1926: Herma Planck-Szabo \| 1927-1936: Sonja Henie \| 1937: Cecilia Colledge \| 1938-1939: Megan Taylor \| 1947-1948: Barbara Ann Scott \| 1949-1950: Alena Ája Vrzáňová \| 1951: Jeanette Altwegg \| 1952: Jaqueline du Bief \| 1953: Tenley Albright \| 1954: Gundi Busch \| 1955: Tenley Albright \| 1956-1960: Carol Heiss \| 1962-1964: Sjoukie Dijkstra \| 1965: Petra Burka \| 1966-1968: Peggy Fleming \| 1969-1970: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1971-1972: Beatrix Schuba \| 1973: Karen Magnussen \| 1974: Christine Errath \| 1975: Dianne de Leeuw \| 1976: Dorothy Hamill \| 1977: Linda Fratianne \| 1978: Anett Pötzsch \| 1979: Linda Fratianne \| 1980: Anett Pötzsch \| 1981: Denise Biellmann \| 1982: Elaine Zayak \| 1983: Rosalynn Sumners \| 1984-1985: Katarina Witt \| 1986: Debi Thomas \| 1987-1988: Katarina Witt \| 1989: Midori Ito \| 1990: Jill Trenary \| 1991-1992: Kristi Yamaguchi \| 1993: Oksana Baiul \| 1994: Yuka Sato \| 1995: Lu Chen \| 1996: Michelle Kwan \| 1997: Tara Lipinski \| 1998: Michelle Kwan \| 1999: Maria Butirskaya \| 2000-2001: Michelle Kwan \| 2002: Irina Slutskaya \| 2003: Michelle Kwan \| 2004: Shizuka Arakawa \| 2005: Irina Slutskaya Florence Madeleine Madge Syers (born Cave) (1881-September 1917) was a British figure skater. ... Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Barbara Ann Scott doing a Stag Jump Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a world and Olympic champion figure skater. ... Alena Ãja VrzÃ¡ÅˆovÃ¡, born May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia is a former Czech figure skater. ... Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935) - at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, became the first American lady to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal. ... Gundi Busch really Gundola Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano/Italy) is a German figure skater and the first World champion in Womenâ€™s single representing Germany. ... Tenley Emma Albright, M.D. (born July 18, 1935) - at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, became the first American lady to win a figure skating Olympic gold medal. ... Carol Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American figure skater. ... Competitive Highlights 1956 Olympics - 12th 1959 World Championships - 3rd 1960 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1961 European Championships - 1st 1962 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1963 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1964 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 1st World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Dutch Figure Skaters‬ \| ‪Figure... Petra Burka is a former World Champion Figure Skater and now coach. ... Peggy Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Categories: Austrian figure skaters \| Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics ... Karen Diane Magnussen (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian figure skater. ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater who was born July 26, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, Her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut shortly after she was born, where she spent the rest of her childhood. ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Zayak on the podium at the 1982 World Championships. ... Rosalynn Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American ladies singles figure skater. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Dr. Debi Thomas (born March 25, 1967) was a figure skater and was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Midori Ito (ä¼Šè—¤ã¿ã©ã‚Š ItÅ Midori, born August 13, 1969) is a former Japanese figure skater. ... Trenary at the 1990 U.S. Championships. ... Yamaguchi at Stars on Ice - Philadelphia 2004 photo Â© Andrea Hoo Chempinsky. ... Oksana Baiul (ÐžÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð° Ð‘Ð°ÑŽÐ», born November 16, 1977 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a professional figure skater and a former Olympic gold medalist. ... Yuka Sato (born February 14, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ... Lu Chen (Simplified Chinese: é™ˆéœ², pinyin: ChÃ©n LÃ¹) (born 24 November 1976 in Changchun, China) is a Chinese figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10, 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) of Sugar Land, Texas is an accomplished figure skater and media celebrity. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Michelle Wing Kwan (Chinese: é—œç©ŽçŠ, pinyin:GuÄn YÇngshÄn) (born July 7, 1980) is a Chinese American figure skater who has won 9 U.S. championships, making her one of the most decorated figure skaters in U.S. history. ... Shizuka Arakawa (è’å· é™é¦™ Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the 2004 World Figure Skating Championship. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ...

European Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies Single
1930: Fritzi Burger \| 1931-1936: Sonja Henie \| 1937-1939: Cecilia Colledge \| 1947-1948: Barbara Ann Scott \| 1949: Eva Pawlik \| 1950: Alena Ája Vrzáňová \| 1951: Jeanette Altwegg \| 1952: Jaqueline du Bief \| 1953-1954: Gundi Busch \| 1955: Hanna Eigel \| 1956: Ingrid Wendl \| 1957: Hanna Eigel \| 1958: Ingrid Wendl \| 1959: Hanna Walter \| 1960-1964: Sjoukie Dijkstra \| 1965-1966: Regine Heitzer \| 1967: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1968: Hana Maškova \| 1969-1970: Gabriele Seyfert \| 1971-1972: Beatrix Schuba \| 1973-1975: Christine Errath \| 1976: Dianne de Leeuw \| 1977-1980: Anett Pötzsch \| 1981: Denise Biellmann \| 1982: Claudia Kristofics-Binder \| 1983-1988: Katarina Witt \| 1989: Claudia Leistner \| 1990: Evelyn Großmann \| 1991-1995: Surya Bonaly \| 1996-1997: Irina Slutskaya \| 1998-1999: Maria Butirskaya \| 2000-2001: Irina Slutskaya \| 2002: Maria Butirskaya \| 2003: Irina Slutskaya \| 2004: Julia Sebestyen \| 2005: Irina Slutskaya Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress. ... Barbara Ann Scott doing a Stag Jump Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a world and Olympic champion figure skater. ... Eva Pawlik was a highly rated Austrian female amateur skater in the 1940s. ... Alena Ãja VrzÃ¡ÅˆovÃ¡, born May 16, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia is a former Czech figure skater. ... Gundi Busch really Gundola Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano/Italy) is a German figure skater and the first World champion in Womenâ€™s single representing Germany. ... Competitive Highlights 1956 Olympics - 12th 1959 World Championships - 3rd 1960 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1961 European Championships - 1st 1962 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1963 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 1st 1964 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 1st World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Dutch Figure Skaters‬ \| ‪Figure... Competitive Highlights 1960 Olympics - 7th 1962 World Championships - 3rd 1963 World Championships - 2nd 1964 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1965 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 2nd 1966 European Championships - 1st Categories: ‪Austrian figure skaters‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics‬ ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Competitive Highlights 1964 Olympics - 15th 1967 World Championships - 3rd 1968 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 3rd World Championships - 3rd Categories: \| ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... Categories: Austrian figure skaters \| Figure skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics ... Christine Errath (born December 29, 1956 in Berlin, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Anett PÃ¶tzsch (* June 3, 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today renamed Chemnitz), Saxony, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Competitive Highlights 1976 Olympics - 16th 1980 Olympics - 7th 1981 World Championships - 3rd 1982 European Championships - 1st World Championships - 3rd Categories: ‪Austrian figure skaters‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics‬ \| ‪Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics‬ ... Katarina Witt is a German figure skater. ... Claudia Leistner, married Pfrengle, (born April 15, 1965 in Ludwigshafen, Germany) is a German figure skater. ... Evelyn GroÃŸmann (born July 16, 1971 in Dresden, Saxony, East Germany/GDR) is a German figure skater. ... Surya Bonaly Surya Bonaly (born December 15, 1973) is a French professional figure skater, born in Nice, France. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... Maria Butirskaya is a Russian figure skater. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ... JÃºlia SebestyÃ©n [] (born May 14, 1981 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian figure skater and the first lady representing Hungary, who won the gold medal at the Europeans. ... Irina Slutskaya (ru: Ð˜Ñ€Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð¡Ð»ÑƒÑ†ÐºÐ°Ñ), born February 9, 1979 in Moscow, Russia is a Russian figure skater. ...

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