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Werner Rittberger

Men · Germany

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OVERVIEW

Biography and representation

Represented entities

  1. GermanyGER1910–1925
SKATING LEGACY

Connections behind the elements

JUMP

Loop / Rittberger

Namesake

Official skating references retain Rittberger as an alternate name for the loop.

Early twentieth century
Originator

The ISU says the jump is believed to have been created by Werner Rittberger.

Early twentieth century

Only source-backed historical relationships cleared for the public-safe record are shown.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Derived from results

World Medalist

1912 · 1911 · 1910

3 verified results

European Medalist

1925 · 1924 · 1911 · 1910

4 verified results
COMPETITION HISTORY

Major championship medal history

1924/252nd

1925 European Championships

Men

Medal
Silver
1911/122nd

1912 World Championships

Men

Medal
Silver
SOURCES

Why Skaterpedia believes this record

Identity, competition, biography and professional-relationship facts retain their source provenance. A concise selection is shown here.

Inspect 3 important sources
  1. Existing Verified Research PodiumInternational Skating Union · podium-europeans-1910-men-11873556dec3Open source (opens in a new tab)
  2. Official Championship FeatureISU World Figure Skating Championships Prague 2026 · Spotlight on: MenOpen source (opens in a new tab)
  3. Official Federation RulebookU.S. Figure Skating · 2022/23 U.S. Figure Skating RulebookOpen source (opens in a new tab)