Uwe Bewersdorf (born 4 November 1958 in Freital, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany) is a German former pair skater.

Uwe Bewersdorf
Manuela Mager with Uwe Bewersdorf (1978)
Born (1958-11-04) 4 November 1958 (age 66)
Freital, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Figure skating career
Country East Germany
Retired1980
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1980 Dortmund Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1978 Ottawa Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Pairs

Uwe Bewersdorf was a pair with Manuela Mager. He started to skate with the age of 7 at the club Betriebs-Sportbund-Gemeinschaft Post Dresden. Later the club was renamed into SC Einheit Dresden. He was representing East Germany (GDR). His coach was Uta Hohenhaus.

The pair Mager/Bewersdorf was the first in the world to execute in competition a clean thrown loop. Because Manuela Mager finished her figure skating career in 1980 he had to change his skating partner. He teamed up with Marina Schulz. However the pair could not qualify for international competitions due to many injuries.

Uwe Bewersdorf studied sport at the DHfK in Leipzig.

He works as a tax accountant in Baden-Württemberg.

Uwe Bewersdorf's name is sometimes spelled with double “F“ in the end. This happened due to a mistake of German Bureaucracy. His parents are spelled with a single “F”.

Results

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pairs (with Mager)

Event 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
Winter Olympics 3rd
World Championships 5th 2nd 2nd
European Championships 4th 3rd 5th
East German Championships 1st 1st 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 3rd

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