Skating Won By Germans
( N .Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LINCOLN (Nebraska). The West German, M. vbrecht, a 19-year-old student, won the men's singles title on the final day of the world roller skating championships. Obrecht joined the American mixed pairs team of R. and G. Robovitsky on the victory stand, to give West Germany and the United States two championships apiece in the three days of competition. Earlier, C. Kreutzfeldt (West Germany) had won the women’s singles and the Americans, R. Horne and J. Panky, the dance pairs. M. Gallmann (Weft Germany) was second and M. Jaques (United States) third in the men’s singles. The New Zealander, P. McArthur, finished thirteenth. , R. Balls and M. Chapman (England) were second and M. Weingart and F. Drzymalla (West Germany) third in the
mixed pairs. McArthur and A. Gilett (New Zealand) finished tenth.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32381, 21 August 1970, Page 12
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