William Schober

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William Schober
Other namesBilly Schober
Born (1956-11-14) 14 November 1956 (age 68)
Figure skating career
Country Australia
Retiredc. 1980

William "Billy" Schober (born 14 November 1956) [1] is an Australian former competitive figure skater. He is a six-time Australian national champion, representing Victoria. [2] He competed at five World Championships and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He placed 20th in the compulsory figures at the Olympics before withdrawing. [3]

Competitive highlights

International
Event73–7474–7575–7676–7777–7878–7979–80
Winter Olympics WD
World Champ. 25th21st16th21st17th
Blue Swords 5th
Prague Skate 8th
National [2]
Australian Champ. 1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD = Withdrew

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References

  1. "William Schober". olympic.org.
  2. 1 2 "Ice Skating Australia Incorporated National Champions 1931–2004" (PDF). Ice Skating Australia. 9 August 2005. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Billy Schober". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.