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Tanja Szewczenko is a German figure skater and actress. She is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist, the 1997 World bronze medalist, a two-time European champion, and a four-time German national champion.
Tanja Szewczenko was born on July 26, 1977 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She is 43 years old as of 2020. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 55 kg. Her body measurements are 34-25-35 inches. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Tanja Szewczenko is currently single. She was previously married to German actor and director Thomas Gottschalk from 2002 to 2006.
Tanja Szewczenko began skating at the age of five. She won her first German national title in 1994 and went on to win four more. She won the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She also won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and two European titles in 1996 and 1998.
Tanja Szewczenko retired from competitive skating in 2000 and began a career in acting. She has appeared in several films and television shows, including the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten.
As of 2020, Tanja Szewczenko's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
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47 years old |
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Leo |
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26 July 1977 |
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26 July |
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Düsseldorf, West Germany |
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Germany |
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Tanja Szewczenko Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Tanja Szewczenko height
is 1.62m .
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Tanja Szewczenko Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tanja Szewczenko worth at the age of 47 years old? Tanja Szewczenko’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from Germany. We have estimated
Tanja Szewczenko's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Tanja Szewczenko was born to Vera Küke, an ethnic German immigrant from the Soviet Union, and a Ukrainian father who left the family when she was two years old. She and Norman Jeschke have a daughter, Jona Valentina, who was born on Friday 25 February 2011.
Szewczenko posed for the German edition of Playboy magazine in April 1999 and March 2007. Beginning in 2002, she played the role of Katinka "Kati" Ritter on the German soap opera "Unter Uns." Her last appearance on the soap was 5 December 2005. From September 2006 until 2009, Szewczenko appeared in the German soap opera "Alles was zählt" on RTL Television. She played the role of Diana Sommer, an inline courier, who trained as a figure skater alongside the wealthy daughter of a fitness center mogul. Norman Jeschke played her pair skating partner. In January 2009, Szewczenko left the series to return to show skating, joining the "Holiday On Ice" show with Jeschke.
Szewczenko retired from competitive figure skating in 2000 to concentrate on modelling and acting. She is the last German ladies' singles skater to medal at an ISU Championships.
Szewczenko won a bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Milan, Italy. She contracted a severe flu at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and withdrew from the event. She finished 9th at the 1998 World Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota a month later.
After finishing 6th at the 1996 Worlds, Szewczenko struggled for 18 months with a pair of viral infections which caused her to sleep 18 hours a day. She made a comeback in autumn 1997, winning on home ice at the 1997 Sparkassen Cup on Ice in Gelsenkirchen, Germany over eventual World champion, Irina Slutskaya. She went on to defeat former World champion Chen Lu and eventual World champion Maria Butyrskaya at the 1997 NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan, and in doing so, earned a spot to the 1997–98 Champions Series Final in Munich, Germany. She won the silver medal behind American Tara Lipinski. Her tonsils were removed in December 1997.
Szewczenko won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Junior Championships.
In 1993, at the age of 16, Szewczenko won her first international competition at the Nations Cup in Germany, defeating the reigning world champion Oksana Baiul. A few weeks later, she won her first national title, defeating former Olympic champion Katarina Witt. Szewczenko competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. During a practice session before the long program, she collided with Oksana Baiul, sustaining a bruised right hip and abdomen. She finished 6th at the event. Szewczenko won a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships.
Tanja Szewczenko (born 26 July 1977) is a German figure skater and actress. She is the 1994 World bronze medalist, 1997 Champions Series Final silver medalist, 1998 European bronze medalist, and 1993 World Junior bronze medalist.
