Sabine Baeß

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSabine•Baeß (-Marbach)
Used nameSabine•Baeß
Born15 March 1961 in Dresden, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements154 cm / 40 kg
AffiliationsSC Karl-Marx-Stadt, Chemnitz (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

East German figure skater Sabine Baeß partnered Tassilo Thierbach in the pairs event. Both placed sixth and fourth at the 1980 Lake Placid and 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games, respectively, but they were much more successful at World and European Championships, winning a World gold in 1982, two silvers in 1981 and 1983, and two bronzes in 1979 and 1984. At the Europeans they earned golds in 1982 and 1983, a silver in 1984, and a bronze in 1979. Both were the only East German pairs skaters to win European and World titles.

Domestically, Baeß and Thierbach won the East German nationals in 1979-80, and 1982-84. Sabine Baeß later worked briefly as a skating coach and then became a non-medical health care practitioner. She then founded her own practice in Berlin together with a partner.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1980 Winter Olympics Figure Skating (Skating) GDR Sabine Baeß
Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) Tassilo Thierbach 6
1984 Winter Olympics Figure Skating (Skating) GDR Sabine Baeß
Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) Tassilo Thierbach 4

Special Notes