Emmerich Danzer

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Emmerich Danzer
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Emmerich Danzer at an exhibition in Berlin in 1967
Born (1944-03-15) 15 March 1944 (age 80)
Vienna, Nazi Germany
Figure skating career
Country Austria
Skating clubWEV, Wien
Medal record
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Geneva Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Vienna Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Davos Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Västerås Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Ljubljana Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Bratislava Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Moscow Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Budapest Men's singles

Emmerich Danzer (born 15 March 1944) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is a three-time (1966–68) World champion, a four-time (1965–68) European champion, and a four-time (1965–68) Austrian national champion.

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Personal life

Emmerich Danzer was born on 15 March 1944 in Vienna, Austria (then part of Nazi Germany). [1] He attended a Catholic school in Vienna.

Career

Competitive

Emmerich Danzer began to skate at the age of five. [2] Herta Wächter became his coach in 1953. [2] His skating club was WEV in Vienna. [1]

Danzer stood on his first ISU Championship podium at the 1963 Europeans in Budapest. He finished fourth the following year, in Grenoble, before winning gold ahead of France's Alain Calmat at the 1965 Europeans in Moscow. He placed fifth at the 1965 World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Danzer was awarded gold ahead of countryman Wolfgang Schwarz at the 1966 Europeans in Bratislava and at the 1966 Worlds in Davos.

In January 1968, Danzer won his fourth consecutive continental title at the European Championships in Geneva. He was the gold medal favorite at the 1968 Winter Olympics, held in February in Grenoble, but placed fourth in the compulsory figures after almost coming to a stop. [2] His first place in the free skate was not enough to lift him onto the podium as Schwarz took the gold. [1] In March, Danzer was awarded his third straight World title, in Västerås.

Danzer was voted Austrian athlete of the year in 1966 and 1967. [2]

Post-competitive

Danzer turned professional in 1968 and performed with the Wiener Eisrevue (Vienna Ice Revue) and Holiday on Ice until 1975. [2] He also recorded a song, Sag es mir, which became a hit in Austria. [2] From 1975 to 1989, he worked as a coach in the United States. [2]

Danzer began working for an insurance company in Vienna in 1989; he is in charge of sport insurance activities and sport sponsoring. [2] From 1995 to 1997, he served as the president of the Austrian figure skating organization (Österreichischer Eiskunstlaufverband). [2] In 2000, he became the president of the figure skating club "Wiener Eislaufverein". [2]

Danzer is also a commentator for the Austrian television station ORF, often collaborating with Ingrid Wendl on figure skating events.

Competitive highlights

International
Event19611962196319641965196619671968
Winter Olympics 5th4th
World Champ. 7th9th5th5th1st1st1st
European Champ. 5th5th3rd4th1st1st1st1st
National
Austrian Champ. 1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emmerich Danzer". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Russell, Susan D. (February 2, 2011). "Emmerich Danzer: The Last of the Great Austrian Skaters". IFS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21.
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