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Free skate
  
85.95 2005 Europeans

Retired
  
2008

Skating club
  
SC Moehnesee

Name
  
Rebecca Handke

Former coach
  
Knut Schubert

Height
  
1.63 m

Country represented
  
Germany

Former partner
  
Daniel Wende


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Born
  
2 October 1986 (age 37) (
1986-10-02
)

Former choreographer
  
Natasha Devisch

Combined total
  
135.19 2005 Europeans

Short program
  
49.24 2005 Europeans

Rebecca Handke (born 2 October 1986 in Soest, Germany) is a German former pair skater. With partner Daniel Wende, she is the 2005-2006 German national silver medalist.

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Career

Rebecca Handke represented the club SC Moehnesee as a pair skater with skating partner Daniel Wende. They were first coached by Julia Gnilozoubova. From 2004 on, their coach was Knut Schubert. After 2004, Handke and Wende trained in Dortmund and in Berlin. The pair achieved their highest international result of 6th at the 2005 European Championships.

In March 2006, Handke had a surgery due to knee problems. Handke and Wende ended their partnership following the 2006–2007 season. She trained for a short time with Canadian skater Christopher Richardson until July 2007, but never competed with him. Handke retired from competitive skating following the 2007–2008 season.

Personal life

Handke attended school at the Conrad-von-Soest-Gymnasium in Soest and passed her Abitur later by long distance studies. On 1 July 2005, she became a member of the Sportsoldatin of the Bundeswehr.

Programs

(with Wende)

Competitive highlights

(with Wende)

References

Rebecca Handke Wikipedia