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Paul Falk (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈfalk] (listen); 21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating.[1]

Paul Falk
Personal information
Country represented	West Germany
Born	(1921-12-21)21 December 1921 Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died	20 May 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 95) Queidersbach, Germany
Former partner	Ria Baran
Retired	1952
Medal record Representing  West Germany Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Pairs World Championships 1951 Milan Pairs 1952 Paris Pairs European Championships 1951 Zürich Pairs 1952 Vienna Pairs

The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from international sport after World War II. They were the first couple who performed side by side double jumps and they also invented the Lasso-Lift. Baran and Falk were never defeated in amateur competition.

In 1951 Falk was voted the male athlete of the year in Germany. After winning the Olympics in 1952 they turned professional and worked for Holiday on Ice. Falk's profession outside athletics was as a precision mechanic. In 1993 pair were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.[2] He died 8+1⁄2 months before Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot won the gold medal for pairs skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Results

(pairs with Ria Baran)

Event	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952
Winter Olympic Games						1st
World Championships					1st	1st
European Championships					1st	1st
German Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

Awards
Preceded by Herbert Klein	German Sportsman of the Year 1951	Succeeded by Karl Kling

На других языках

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[de] Paul Falk (Eiskunstläufer)

Paul Falk (* 21. Dezember 1921 in Dortmund; † 20. Mai 2017 in Queidersbach[1]) war ein deutscher Eiskunstläufer, der im Paarlauf startete.

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- [en] Paul Falk

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[fr] Paul Falk

Paul Falk (né le 21 décembre 1921 à Dortmund en Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie et mort le 20 mai 2017 à Queidersbach) est un patineur artistique allemand qui a été double champion du monde et champion olympique en couple avec Ria Baran en 1952.

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[it] Paul Falk (pattinatore)

Paul Falk (Dortmund, 21 dicembre 1921 – 20 maggio 2017) è stato un pattinatore artistico su ghiaccio tedesco.

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[ru] Фальк, Пауль

Пауль Фальк (нем. Paul Falk; 21 декабря 1921, Дортмунд, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия — 20 мая, 2017 Квайдерсбах[3]) — немецкий фигурист. Вместе с Риа Баран-Фальк стал олимпийским чемпионом в парах 1952 года. Пара состояла в знаменитом спортклубе ЕГ Дюссельдорфа и у них не было тренера.

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