Gundula Busch (born April 29, 1935 in Milano, Italy

Italy

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) is a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 figure skater

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

 and coach. She was the first World champion

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 ladies' singles champion representing Germany.

Busch is a daughter of a German businessman. The family moved from Milano from Harlem

Harlem

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, Netherlands

Netherlands

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 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. She began skating at age four and a half years. She took ballet classes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and was regularly coached in London

London

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. Her coach was Thea Frenssen.

In 1954 Gundi Busch became World champion. She finished her amateur skating career and took an offer of the ice revue Hollywood Ice Revue. In 1955 she married a Swedish professional ice hockey player Lill-Lulle Johansson

Gösta Johansson

Gösta "Lill-Lulle" Johansson , was a famous Swedish ice hockey player and son of Gustaf ”Lulle” Johansson.In 1953 Johansson became world champion with the Swedish team. He was named one of the best players of 1949-1955 among Sven Tumba, Roland Stoltz and Lasse Björn. He was 32nd winner of “Stor...

. They moved with their son Peter Lulle Johansson to Stockholm

Stockholm

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, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Busch later worked there during many years as a figure skating coach, but retired from coaching in 1997.

Results

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954
Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...		8th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	10th	6th	2nd	1st
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...	6th	7th	2nd	1st
German Championships German Figure Skating Championships The German Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Germany. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	3rd	2nd	1st	1st