Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.
| Fritz Kachler | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Kachler |
| Other names | "Fritz" |
| Born | 12 January 1888 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 14 May 1973 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Hometown | Vienna, Austria |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Austria |
Medal record | |
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].
Competitive highlights
edit| International | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
| World Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd[1] | |||
| European Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| Austrian Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References
edit- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.
- "ISU Official Results: World Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-06.
- "ISU Official Results: European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05.
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