Helmut Kristofics-Binder (born 1960) is an Austrian former competitive

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. He is a three-time (1979–81) Austrian national champion and competed at seven ISU Championships. His best results were fifth at the 1977 Junior Worlds in

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, where he was first in figures, and 12th at the 1980 Europeans in

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. He is the brother, older by one year, of Austrian figure skater Claudia Kristofics-Binder. Upon retirement, he become an airline pilot, currently working for

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Competitive highlights

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