Manuela Ruben

Manuela Ruben is a former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles for West Germany. She was the 1984 European [Figure Skating Championships|1984 European] silver medalist and three-time German [Figure Skating Championships|West German national champion]. She was placed seventh at the Figure [skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics] and sixth at the 1984 [World Figure Skating Championships|1984 World Championships].
She had hoped to contend for a medal at the Sarajevo Olympics after a strong 2nd place finish at that year's European Championships but mistakes in both the short and long knocked her out of contention. The same thing happen at the 1984 World Championships in a weakened field missing Rosalynn Sumners, Tiffany Chin, and Claudia Leistner.