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  1. Katarina Witt (German pronunciation: [ˈkataʁiːna vɪt], audio ⓘ; born 3 December 1965) is a German former figure skater. A two-time Olympic champion, Witt is regarded as one of the greatest ladies' singles figure skaters of all time. [1]

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Witt was born on December 3, 1965, in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. She started skating as a 5-year-old and was soon enrolled in the intensive program at the Karl-Marx-Stadt Sports Club and...

  3. Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany [now Chemnitz, Germany]) is a German figure skater who was the first woman to win consecutive Olympic gold medals (1984 and 1988) in singles figure skating since Sonja Henie in 1936.

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  4. Katarina Witt was born on the third of December 1965 in Staaken, East Germany. In her search for new challenges she continually opens up new areas of work for herself and gathers experience in various fields in figure skating, producing, presenting, acting and writing.

  5. Katarina Witt. Figure Skater. Birthday December 3, 1965. Birth Sign Sagittarius. Birthplace Berlin, Germany. Age 58 years old.

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    • December 3, 1965
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  6. May 5, 2022 · With her two wins in the 1980s, German figure skater Katarina Witt is the only woman to win back-to-back singles figure skating Olympic gold medals in the past 80 years, according to Britannica.

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  8. Katarina Witt was an enchanting and skilful figure skating champion who dominated her sport for nearly a decade. Katarina Witt started ice skating at the age of five.