Wolfgang Schwarz (born 14 September 1947, in Vienna) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is the 1968 Olympic gold medalist (one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic champions), a two-time (1967–1968) World silver medalist, and three-time (1967–1969) European silver medalist. Prior to the Grenoble Olympics, he had finished second to Austrian teammate Emmerich Danzer multiple times at the World and European Championships.
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Country represented | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1947-09-14) 14 September 1947 (age 74) Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In December 2002, Schwarz was convicted on charges of trafficking in human beings after he brought five women from Russia and Lithuania to Austria to work as prostitutes.[1] He was given an 18-month sentence, postponed due to his skin cancer.[2] In December 2005, he was acquitted in a separate case of human trafficking.[2] In August 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for plotting a kidnapping of a Romanian teenager.[3]
Year | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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Winter Olympics | 15th | 1st | |||
World Championships | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | ||
European Championships | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
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