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At her international debut, during the Wch Allround of 1956 in Kvarnsveden, she finished 10th.
At her international debut, during the Wch Allround of 1956 in Kvarnsveden, she finished 10th.
She took part in five international championships. A year later, during the op het Wch Allround of 1957 in Imatrankoski, she placed 15th, but the next year, in Kristinehamn, she had improved to become 7th. Her last World championship in Sverdlovsk, 1959 ended with a somewhat disappointing 23rd place, without being able to skate her favorite distance, the 3000 m.
In her last active year, she competed at the first Olympic speed skating tournament open for women, the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics.
Her she finished 16th (1500 m) and 13th (3000 m)
Over the course of her career, Görmer skated eight East-German national records, the last three of which were also All-German all-time best ever marks:
To put these personal records in perspective, the column WR lists the official world records on the dates that Görmer skated her personal records.
Four times as East-German at the World Allround Championships (1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959) and once, as member of the German Unified team, at the Winter Olympics (1960).