| Fritz Kachler | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Kachler |
| Other names | "Fritz" |
| Born | 12 January 1888 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 14 May 1973 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Hometown | Vienna, Austria |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Austria |
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Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.
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He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed[ citation needed ] and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924. He acted as a judge in the World Figure Skating Championships of 1926 (Men, Pairs), 1927 (Men) and 1937 (Women).
A mechanical engineer, he rose to become head of the Vienna/Lower Austria section of the Austrian Railways, after having been dismissed by the Nazis [ citation needed ]. He is buried in the Eisenstaedter family grave (plot 12G) in the Doeblinger Cemetery, Vienna, with his wife Margarethe Eisenstädter[ citation needed ].
