# SC Karl-Marx-Stadt

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was a sports club located at Karl-Marx-Stadt in the German Democratic Republic.
Established in 1945, the sports club went through a variation of name changes until 1 July 1963, settling with SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, which lasted until its dissolution around the end of 1990.

## Sports
### Figure skating

SC Karl-Marx-Stadt's figure skaters had won medals in Olympic, World, European, international and national competitions.
The coach for the club's singles' ladies and men's figure skating from 1960 through 1990 (the East German club's disestablishment) was Jutta Müller, who also coached her own daughter, Gabriele Seyfert. Seyfert, the first person Müller coached, won ten consecutive East German national championships from 1961 to 1970, three European Championships, two World Championships, as well as placing second in the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, becoming East Germany's first person to win an Olympic medal. Ladies figure skaters that Müller coached included Seyfert, Martina Clausner, Sonja Morgenstern, Simone Gräfe, Steffi Knoll, Anett Pötzsch, Marion Weber, Katarina Witt, Constanze Gensel, Evelyn Großmann, Simone Lang and Claudia Wagler. Men's figure skaters she coached included Günter Zöller, Klaus Purrücker, Jan Hoffmann, Nils Köpp, Rico Krahnert and Ronny Winkler. Jan Hoffmann was the most successful male figure skater from East Germany, having won four European Championship titles, two World Championship titles and a silver medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. Anett Pötzsch won four European Championship titles, two World Championships and a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, the first Olympic gold medal in figure skating for the GDR. Pötzsch ended her career in 1980. Katarina Witt was the most successful East German with six Championship titles, four World Championship titles and two Olympic victories.
In addition to Jutta Müller, Irene Salzmann coached pairs figure skaters Sabine Baeß and Tassilo Thierbach for SC Karl-Marx-Stadt.
In late 1990, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt was succeeded by Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC), which itself was succeeded by Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC), in late 1998.

#### SC Karl-Marx-Stadt medalists
##### Olympic Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1968 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1980 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1980 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1984 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1988 | Gold | Katarina Witt |

##### World Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1966 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1967 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1968 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1969 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1970 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1970 | Bronze | Günter Zöller |
| 1973 | Bronze | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1974 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1976 | Bronze | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1977 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1977 | Silver | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1978 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1978 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1979 | Bronze | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1979 | Bronze | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1979 | Silver | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1980 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1980 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1981 | Silver | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1982 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1982 | Silver | Katarina Witt |
| 1983 | Silver | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1984 | Bronze | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1984 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1985 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1986 | Silver | Katarina Witt |
| 1987 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1988 | Gold | Katarina Witt |

##### European Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1966 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1967 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1968 | Silver | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1969 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1970 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1970 | Bronze | Günter Zöller |
| 1972 | Bronze | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1973 | Bronze | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1974 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1975 | Bronze | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1976 | Silver | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1976 | Bronze | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1977 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1977 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1978 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1978 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1979 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1979 | Bronze | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1979 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1980 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1980 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1982 | Silver | Katarina Witt |
| 1982 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1983 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1983 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1984 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1984 | Silver | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1985 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1986 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1987 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1988 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1989 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1990 | Gold | Evelyn Großmann |

##### East German Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1961 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1962 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1963 | Silver | Günter Zöller |
| 1963 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1964 | Silver | Günter Zöller |
| 1964 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1964 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1964 | Bronze | Eva Marie Reuter / Bernd Egert |
| 1965 | Gold | Günter Zöller |
| 1965 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1965 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1965 | Bronze | Eva Marie Reuter / Bernd Egert |
| 1966 | Silver | Günter Zöller |
| 1966 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1966 | Bronze | Martina Clausner |
| 1966 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1966 | Bronze | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert |
| 1967 | Gold | Günter Zöller |
| 1967 | Bronze | Klaus Purrücker |
| 1967 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1967 | Bronze | Martina Clausner |
| 1967 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1967 | Bronze | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert |
| 1968 | Gold | Günter Zöller |
| 1968 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1968 | Silver | Martina Clausner |
| 1968 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1968 | Silver | Steffi Böhme / Bernd Egert |
| 1969 | Gold | Günter Zöller |
| 1969 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1969 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1969 | Silver | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1969 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1969 | Bronze | Sylke Müller / Peter Müller |
| 1970 | Gold | Günter Zöller |
| 1970 | Silver | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1970 | Gold | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1970 | Silver | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1970 | Bronze | Annette Kansy / Axel Salzmann |
| 1970 | Gold | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger |
| 1970 | Silver | Sylke Müller / Peter Müller |
| 1971 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1971 | Gold | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1971 | Bronze | Simone Gräfe |
| 1971 | Silver | Annette Kansy / Axel Salzmann |
| 1972 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1972 | Gold | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1972 | Bronze | Steffi Knoll |
| 1972 | Silver | Annette Kansy / Axel Salzmann |
| 1973 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1973 | Gold | Sonja Morgenstern |
| 1973 | Bronze | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1973 | Bronze | Antje Heck / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1974 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1974 | Silver | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1974 | Bronze | Marion Weber |
| 1975 | Silver | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1975 | Bronze | Steffi Knoll |
| 1976 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1976 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1976 | Silver | Marion Weber |
| 1976 | Bronze | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1977 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1977 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1977 | Silver | Marion Weber |
| 1977 | Bronze | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1978 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1978 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1978 | Bronze | Marion Weber |
| 1978 | Silver | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1979 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1979 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1979 | Bronze | Katarina Witt |
| 1979 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1980 | Gold | Jan Hoffmann |
| 1980 | Gold | Anett Pötzsch |
| 1980 | Silver | Katarina Witt |
| 1980 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1981 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1981 | Bronze | Gesine Bosdorf / Jens Preussner |
| 1982 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1982 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1982 | Bronze | Gesine Bosdorf / Jens Preussner |
| 1983 | Silver | Nils Köpp |
| 1983 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1983 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1984 | Bronze | Nils Köpp |
| 1984 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1984 | Bronze | Constanze Gensel |
| 1984 | Gold | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach |
| 1985 | Silver | Nils Köpp |
| 1985 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1985 | Silver | Constanze Gensel |
| 1985 | Silver | Manuela Landgraf / Ingo Steuer |
| 1985 | Bronze | Peggy Seidel / Ralf Seifert |
| 1986 | Silver | Nils Köpp |
| 1986 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1986 | Silver | Constanze Gensel |
| 1986 | Bronze | Peggy Seidel / Ralf Seifert |
| 1987 | Silver | Nils Köpp |
| 1987 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1987 | Silver | Antje Schramm / Jens Müller |
| 1988 | Silver | Rico Krahnert |
| 1988 | Gold | Katarina Witt |
| 1988 | Bronze | Evelyn Großmann |
| 1988 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1989 | Silver | Ronny Winkler |
| 1989 | Bronze | Rico Krahnert |
| 1989 | Gold | Evelyn Großmann |
| 1989 | Silver | Simone Lang |
| 1989 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1989 | Bronze | Ines Müller / Ingo Steuer |
| 1990 | Gold | Ronny Winkler |
| 1990 | Bronze | Claudia Wagler |
| 1990 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1990 | Bronze | Ines Müller / Ingo Steuer |

#### Eissportverein Chemnits (EVC) medalists
##### Olympic Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1998 | Bronze | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |

##### World Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1993 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1996 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1997 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |

##### European Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1991 | Silver | Evelyn Großmann |
| 1993 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1995 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1996 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1997 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |

##### German Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1991 | Bronze | Ronny Winkler |
| 1991 | Bronze | Evelyn Großmann |
| 1991 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1992 | Silver | Ronny Winkler |
| 1992 | Silver | Mandy Wötzel / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1993 | Gold | Ronny Winkler |
| 1993 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1994 | Gold | Ronny Winkler |
| 1994 | Silver | Katarina Witt |
| 1994 | Gold | Anuschka Gläser / Axel Rauschenbach |
| 1995 | Silver | Ronny Winkler |
| 1995 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1995 | Bronze | Silvia Dimitrov / Rico Rex |
| 1996 | Silver | Ronny Winkler |
| 1996 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |
| 1996 | Silver | Silvia Dimitrov / Rico Rex |
| 1997 | Gold | Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer |

#### Chemnitzer Eislauf-Club e.V. (CEC) medalists
##### Olympic Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 2010 | Bronze | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2014 | Bronze | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2018 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |

##### World Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 2007 | Bronze | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2008 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2009 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2010 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2011 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2012 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2013 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2014 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2016 | Bronze | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
| 2017 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
| 2018 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |

##### European Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 2006 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2007 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2008 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2009 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2010 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2011 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2013 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2016 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
| 2017 | Silver | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |

##### German Figure Skating Championships

| Year | Medal | Name |
| 1999 | Silver | Stefanie Weiss / Matthias Bleyer |
| 2000 | Bronze | Katharina Rybkowski / Rico Rex |
| 2001 | Gold | Claudia Rauschenbach / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2002 | Bronze | Nicole Nönnig / Matthias Bleyer |
| 2003 | Gold | Eva-Maria Fitze / Rico Rex |
| 2003 | Silver | Nicole Nönnig / Matthias Bleyer |
| 2004 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2004 | Silver | Eva-Maria Fitze / Rico Rex |
| 2005 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2005 | Bronze | Eva-Maria Fitze / Rico Rex |
| 2006 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2006 | Bronze | Eva-Maria Fitze / Rico Rex |
| 2007 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2008 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2009 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2010 | Silver | Nicole Gurny / Martin Liebers |
| 2011 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2012 | Bronze | Martin Rappe |
| 2014 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy |
| 2015 | Bronze | Lutricia Bock |
| 2016 | Gold | Lutricia Bock |
| 2016 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
| 2018 | Gold | Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot |
| 2019 | Bronze | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2020 | Silver | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2022 | Gold | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2023 | Gold | Jennifer Janse van Rensburg / Benjamin Steffan |
| 2023 | Silver | Letizia Roscher / Luis Schuster |

### Speed skating

In contrast to figure skating, speed skating produced only one athlete of world class. Gabi Pliers won three Olympic bronze medals, 12 World Championship medals, and four European title. Speed skating and figure skating went on to form a new successor club upon German reunification.

### Football

The footballers of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt originally began play in 1954. The football department was separated from the sports club and reorganized as football club FC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1966. The football club was renamed Chemnitzer FC after the Peaceful Revolution.

### Weight lifting

The Weightlifters were numerically the most successful department of SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, with 125 medals coming from the Olympics, World and European Championships.

### Athletics

Track and field athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt were quite successful, winning two Olympic gold medals, two World Championships and seven European Championship titles.

### Cycling

The track cyclists of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt won two silver medals at the Olympic Games.

### Swimming

Swimming produced 119 medals, of which 72 were Olympic gold medals, World and European Championships and was the most successful section of the sporting club with titles.

### Gymnastics

The KTV Chemnitz emerged from the section of gymnastics as its successor sports club.

## Medals

Medals of athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1963 to 1989.