Charlene von Saher

Charlène von Saher
Born (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974 (age 50)
Wimbledon, London
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Great Britain

Charlène G. von Saher (born 4 December 1974) is a British former competitive figure skater. The daughter of a West German skater, von Saher spent most of her life in Greenwich, Connecticut and trained alongside Nancy Kerrigan under coaches Evy Scotvold and Mary Scotvold. She won the gold medal at the 1993 British Championships and then finished 12th at the 1993 World Championships. Despite withdrawing from the 1994 national championships with a severe case of the flu, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1] She finished 15th at the Lillehammer Games.

She is the granddaughter of Dési von Halban and Jacques Goudstikker, and the great-granddaughter of Selma Kurz. Since the 1990s, she has assisted her mother in fighting for restitution of Nazi-looted art that belonged to her grandfather. She spoke at the opening of the exhibition Reclaimed - Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.[2] The exhibition was organized as a way to gain publicity for the issue of Nazi plunder and to show the works included in the 2006 Goudstikker restitution of 202 paintings. The heirs continue their search for lost paintings and have successfully negotiated additional restitutions since 2006.

Results

Event 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994
Winter Olympics 15th
World Championships 15th 12th 16th
European Championships 12th 19th
British Championships 2nd 1st WD
WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ Bailer, Darice (23 January 1994). "A British Figure Skater With Roots in Greenwich". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Marei and Charlene von Saher with their lawyer and researcher at the opening of the exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
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