Axel Rauschenbach (born 14 July 1967) is a German pair skater who competed for Germany and, before its reunification, East Germany. With Mandy Wötzel, he is the 1989 European silver medalist, the 1989 & 1990 East German national champion, and 1991 German national champion.
Personal life Rauschenbach was born 14 July 1967 in Dresden, East Germany. He married Anett Pötzsch and is the stepfather of Claudia Rauschenbach.
Career
Rauschenbach began competing with Mandy Wötzel by 1987. They trained in Chemnitz and represented East Germany early in their career.
Wötzel/Rauschenbach won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championships but missed the 1989 World Championships. That year, Rauschenbach's skate blade struck Wötzel's head while they were performing side-by-side camel spins. After she recovered, they continued competing. They represented Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th. In 1992, he ended their partnership to work at a bank.
A year later, Rauschenbach teamed up with Anuschka Gläser. They won the 1994 German national title and represented Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where they placed 13th.
Results
With Anuschka Gläser International Event 1993–94 Winter Olympics 13th World Championships 14th European Championships 10th Skate America 7th Nations Cup 5th National German Championships 1st
With Mandy Wötzel International Event 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 Winter Olympics 8th World Championships 8th 7th European Championships 5th 2nd 5th 6th Skate America 3rd Trophée de France 2nd 1st National German Championships 1st 2nd East German Champ. 2nd 1st 1st
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