Ludwig Wrede

Ludwig Wrede
Wrede with Brunner at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born(1894-10-28)28 October 1894
Died1 January 1965(1965-01-01) (aged 70)
Figure skating career
Country Austria
Retired1930
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1929 LondonMen's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1929 DavosMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1924 DavosMen's singles
Pairs Figure skating
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1928 St. MoritzPairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1930 New YorkPairs
Silver medal – second place1929 BudapestPairs
Bronze medal – third place1928 LondonPairs
Gold medal – first place1927 ViennaPairs
Bronze medal – third place1926 BerlinPairs
Gold medal – first place1925 ViennaPairs
Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Bronze medal – third place1928 St. MoritzPairs

Ludwig Wrede (28 October 1894 – 1 January 1965) was an Austrian figure skater in both pairs and singles skating.[1]

He competed with Herma Szabo and won the World Championships in 1925 and 1927. They won the bronze in 1926. After Szabo retired, Wrede competed with Melitta Brunner, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics. The pair won two silvers and a bronze at the World Championships from 1928 through 1930. As a singles skater, Wrede won the silver medal at the European Championships in 1924 and a bronze in 1929, besides a bronze in the World Championships in 1929.

Results

Singles

International
Event 1914 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930
Winter Olympics8th
World Championships5th5th7th6th6th6th3rd5th
European Championships5th2nd5th4th3rd
National
Austrian Championships3rd1st2nd2nd3rd
Wrede with Szabo in 1927

Pairs with Brunner

International
Event 1922 1923 1924 1928 1929 1930
Winter Olympics3rd
World Championships3rd2nd2nd
National
Austrian Championships3rd1st2nd3rd1st

Pairs with Szabo

International
Event 1925 1926 1927
World Championships1st3rd1st
National
Austrian Championships1st1st

References

  1. ↑ "Ludwig Wrede". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.