page_title: Günter Zöller
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Günter Zöller / Career
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Günter Zöller ADN-ZB Wendorf-9.11.1971 Karl-Marx-Stadt: Günter Zöller: Unsere Stimme den Kandidaten der Nationalen Front.- Der Bronzemedaillengewinner der Welt- und Europameisterschaften 1970 im Eiskunstlaufen, Günter Zöller (Foto von einem früheren Wettkampf), ist zum Sekretär der FDJ-Grundorganisation der Sektion Eiskunstlaufen des SC Karl-Marx-Stadt gewählt worden. Der mehrfache DDR-Meister sprach auf der Wahlversammlung im Namen aller Sportler des SCK der Partei der Arbeiterklasse und der Regierung den Dank für die großzügige Unterstützung aus. "Deshalb gehört zu den Volkswahlen auch unsere Stimme und unser Herz den Kandidaten der Nationalen Front. Sie garantieren uns allseitige Bildungsmöglichkeiten im Sport, in der Schule und im Beruf".
context_page_description: Günter Zöller is a German figure skating coach and former competitor for East Germany. He is the 1970 World bronze medalist, the 1970 European bronze medalist, a five-time Blue Swords champion, and a five-time East German national champion.
context_section_description: Zöller began figure skating as a child. Coached by Jutta Müller, he represented the club SC Karl-Marx-Stadt and East Germany.
  Zöller debuted at the European Championships in 1963 and finished 19th. In 1965, he won his first East German national title and was sent to the 1965 European Championships, where he placed 12th. He then competed at his first World Championships, placing 18th.
  In 1967, after winning his second national title, Zöller advanced to seventh at Europeans and 11th at Worlds. He was sent to the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and finished 11th.
  The 1969–70 season was Zöller's most successful. After winning his fifth national title, he was awarded bronze medals at the 1970 European Championships in Leningrad and the 1970 World Championships in Ljubljana. An injury kept him out of competition the following season. 
  Zöller traveled with the East German team to the 1972 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden but did not compete, choosing to defect before the start of the event. On 10 January 1972, he obtained an alien's passport at the West German embassy in Sweden and boarded a ferry to Kiel. He coached in Ludwigshafen before relocating to Mannheim in 1974. His former students include Claudia Leistner, Rudi Cerne, Stefan Pfrengle, Manuela Ruben, Petra Ernert, and Nathalie Weinzierl.
caption: Günter Zöller in November 1971
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