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1980 Blue Swords
Pair skating medalists at the 1980 Blue Swords
Date:13 – 15 November 1980
Season:1980–81
Location:Karl-Marx-Stadt
Champions
Men's singles:
 Grzegorz Glowania (POL)
Ladies' singles:
 Anett Pötzsch (GDR)
Pairs:
 Inna Volianskaya / Valeri Spiridonov (URS)
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The 1980 Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) international figure skating competition was held November in Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.

On 14 November 1980, the East German skating pair of Birgit Lorenz and Knut Schubert placed second.[1]

Men

Rank Name Nation
1 Grzegorz Glowania Poland
2 Didier Monge France
3 Falko Kirsten East Germany
4 Philippe Paulet France
5 Ivan Kralik Czechoslovakia
6 Ralf Lewandowski East Germany
...

Ladies

Rank Name Nation
1 Anett Pötzsch East Germany
2 Svetlana Frantsuzova Soviet Union
3 Janina Wirth East Germany
4 Carola Paul East Germany
5 Sonja Stanek Austria
6 Kerstin Wolf East Germany
...

Pairs

Rank Name Nation
1 Inna Volyanskaya / Valery Spiridonov Soviet Union
2 Birgit Lorenz / Knut Schubert East Germany
3 Cornelia Hauffe / Kersten Bellmann East Germany
...

References

  1. Thieme, Wolfgang (15 November 1980). "Birgit Lorenz, Knut Schubert (Bild 183-W1115-0016)". Das Bundesarchiv (in German). ADN-ZB. Retrieved 21 June 2025.