Fritz Kachler

Fritz Kachler
Personal information
Full nameFriedrich Kachler
Other names"Fritz"
Born12 January 1888
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died14 May 1973(1973-05-14) (aged 85)
Vienna, Austria
Home townVienna, Austria
Figure skating career
Country Austria
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1912 ManchesterMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1913 ViennaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1923 StockholmMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1914 HelsinkiMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1922 StockholmMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1925 ViennaMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1911 TroppauMen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1914 ViennaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place1924 DavosMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1922 StockholmMen's singles

Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 and 1924 European champion.

He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed 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. He is buried in the Eisenstaedter family grave (plot 12G) in the Doeblinger Cemetery, Vienna, with his wife Margarethe Eisenstädter.

Competitive highlights

International
Event 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1922 1923 1924 1925
World Championships3rd1st1st2nd2nd1st2nd[1]
European Championships1st2nd1st
National
Austrian Championships2nd1st1st1st1st

References

  1. ↑ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxiii. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.


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