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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.

Emmerich Danzer
Emmerich Danzer at an exhibition in Berlin in 1967
Personal information
Country representedAustria
Born (1944-03-15) 15 March 1944 (age 78)
Vienna
Former coachHerta Wächter
Skating clubWEV, Wien
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
1968 GenevaMen's singles
1967 ViennaMen's singles
1966 DavosMen's singles
European Championships
1968 VästeråsMen's singles
1967 LjubljanaMen's singles
1966 BratislavaMen's singles
1965 MoscowMen's singles
1963 BudapestMen's singles

Personal life


Emmerich Danzer was born on 15 March 1944 in Vienna, Austria.[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
Event 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Winter Olympics5th4th
World Champ.7th9th5th5th1st1st1st
European Champ.5th5th3rd4th1st1st1st1st
National
Austrian Champ.1st1st1st1st

References


  1. "Emmerich Danzer". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01.
  2. 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.


Awards
Preceded by
Kurt Presslmayr
Austrian Sportspersonality of the year
1966 1967
Succeeded by

На других языках


[de] Emmerich Danzer

Emmerich Danzer (* 15. März 1944 in Wien) ist ein ehemaliger österreichischer Eiskunstläufer, der im Einzellauf startete. Er ist der Weltmeister von 1966 bis 1968 und der Europameister von 1965 bis 1968.
- [en] Emmerich Danzer

[ru] Данцер, Эммерих

Эммерих Данцер (нем. Emmerich Danzer; родился 15 марта 1944 года в Вене, Австрия) — австрийский фигурист, выступавший в одиночном разряде. Трёхкратный чемпион мира и четырёхкратный чемпион Европы.



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