The former German figure skater Katarina Witt is known to be one of the best of her time. Known by her nickname “Katarina the Great,” she is one of the most famous athletes who has grabbed two Olympic gold medals.
Post her skating career, she started to make appearances on the silver screen, portraying different roles.
Her Skating Career
Katarina's first appearance in a significant competition came in the European Championships of 1979, where she finished in the 14th position. Three years later, she made a mark when she grabbed the silver medals at the European and World Championships of 1982.
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Katarina Witt, an Ice Skater (Photo: Moviefone)
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After that, she bagged six gold medals in a row in the European Championship till 1987-88. Likewise, she has four gold medals in her name in the World Championship. Moreover, she holds eight gold medals in the East German Figure Skating Championships.
Post-Skating
In 1996, Katarina had a cameo role in the film Jerry Maguire. The same year, she did a cameo in the TV show Everybody Loves Raymond.
In two years (between 1997-1998), she appeared in two episodes of the TV series Arli$$. She then portrayed a supporting role in the moved Ronin in 1998.
Around October 2006, she had her own TV show, Stars auf Eis on the German station. A year later, she took part in the German segment of Live Earth.
Moreover, she posed for the Playboy magazine at the age of 32.
What’s Katarina Witt Net Worth?
With how much she earns right now, she has every right to be going overseas — Today, her net worth stands above $7 million.
As for her salary, there are too many unreliable wiki sources to confirm her actual annual income. She lives the fancy life everyone dreams of as she loves to travel, which is evident through her social media.
Is Katarina Married? Personal Life Insights
Although the skater has had numerous relationships in the past, today, she is tagged single.
It seems like she is in no hurry to get married or have a husband. Maybe it is because of the long dating history she has had.
Have a look at who Katarina has been in a relationship with.
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- Ingo Politz
Previously, when she was entangled in trouble with East German, she was in a relationship with her first boyfriend, Ingo Politz, who was a drummer in a rock band. But somehow, she dissolved her love affairs, stating he didn’t fit into the East German world view.
- Richard Dean Anderson
Likewise, she dated Richard Dean Anderson, a Hollywood actor with whom her romantical bond lasted for only 148 days.
- Marcos Hermann
Then, she was entangled in a romantic relationship with Marcos Hermann, a Berlin-based publicist, and a pop group manager. As reported, the duo met on a blind date in 1996, and they relished their relationship until 2004.
- Siegfried Wolf
After her separation from Marcos, Katarina moved onto another relationship and started dating Magna International's manager, Siegfried Wolf.
- Andreas Ruter
Around 2008 she went on to date her friend, Andreas Ruter, with whom her relationship lasted for a couple of months. They first knew each other in April.
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Besides that, her boyfriend's list includes Debi Thomas, Christian Schertz, Richard Dean Anderson, star of the former television series "MacGyver."
Short Bio
Born on the 3 of December 1965 in Berlin, Germany, she is now 55 years today. A German by nationality, she is believed to have mixed Eastern and Western European ethnicity. As for her measurement, she has a height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
She was from a middle-class family as her father was a farmer and her mother was a nurse.
