Oliver Höner

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Oliver Höner
Personal information
Born (1966-09-18) 18 September 1966
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySwitzerland
Skating clubEC Zürich
Retiredc. 1991

Oliver Höner (born 18 September 1966)[1] is a Swiss figure skating coach and former competitor. As a member of EC Zürich, he became an eleven-time Swiss national champion (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984–1991)[2] and placed in the top ten at five ISU Championships – four Europeans and the 1989 Worlds in Paris. His best result was a sixth-place finish at the 1990 Europeans in Leningrad. He also represented Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing 12th.[1]

In 1995, Höner founded the Art on Ice ice show.[3] He has also worked as a coach, and his former students include Lucinda Ruh,[4] Martine Adank,[5] and Viviane Käser.[6]

Höner's older brother Daniel is also a Swiss national champ, having won the title seven times.

Results

International
Event 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91
Olympics12th
Worlds19th14th14th12th8th13th13th
Europeans13th16thWD14th9th8th6th9th
Skate America11th14th
Skate Canada7th
Nations Cup6th
Inter. de Paris4th7th
NHK Trophy8th
National[2]
Swiss Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD: Withdrew

References