Werner Mensching

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWerner•Mensching
Used nameWerner•Mensching
Born21 December 1933 in Hannover, Niedersachsen (GER)
Died21 June 1997 in Oberstdorf, Bayern (GER)
AffiliationsEC Linde Nürnberg
NOC Germany
Nationality West Germany

Biography

West German figure skater Werner Mensching from Hannover finished seventh at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic Games, together with his partner and later wife Rita Blumenberg in the pairs event. They also placed ninth at the Worlds in 1960. At the Europeans they finished fifth (1959), eleventh (1960), fourth (1961) and ninth (1962). At the West German nationals the pair claimed a second place in 1958 and third places in 1959-62. The pair also competed at roller skating events and won the 1958 World Championships.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Winter Olympics Figure Skating (Skating) GER FRG Werner Mensching
Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) Rita Blumenberg 7

Olympic family relations