Heinrich Burger (31 May 1881 – 27 April 1942) was a German

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. He competed in both singles and pairs events. He was

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champion and two-time

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champion together with

Anna Hübler Anna "Annie" Hübler (2 January 1885 – 5 July 1976) was a German pair skater, born in Munich. She was an Olympic champion and two-time World champion with skating partner Heinrich Burger. Hübler and Burger were the first World champions and ...

. Burger and Hübler were the first world champions and the first Olympic champions in pairs figure skating. They never became European champions, because the European championships did not include a pairs competition until 1930. They skated for the club Müchener EV (

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EV). Heinrich Burger was also a lawyer in Munich.

Results

(men's singles) (pairs with

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References

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* journal Eis- und Rollsport, 49th year, No. 9, 5 January 1939 1881 births 1942 deaths Sportspeople from Munich German male single skaters German male pair skaters Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 19th-century German people 20th-century German people {{Germany-figure-skating-bio-stub