Please answer the following question: Ralph Borghard - Ralph Borghard (born April 17 1944 in Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany) is a German figure skater who competed for both West Germany and East Germany. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics representing the United Team of Germany and placed 11th. He first competed representing East Germany then defected in 1966 and competed for West Germany after that. He is the 1963 1964 and 1966 East German national champion and the 1967 West German national silver medalist. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete