Wolfgang Schwarz (born 14 September 1947, in

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) is an Austrian former

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is the 1968 Olympic gold medalist (one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic champions), a two-time (1967–1968) World silver medalist, and three-time (1967–1969) European silver medalist. Prior to the Grenoble Olympics, he had finished second to Austrian teammate

Emmerich Danzer Emmerich Danzer (born 15 March 1944) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is a three-time (1966–68) World champion, a four-time (1965–68) European champion, and a four-time (1965–68) Austrian national champion. Personal life Emmeric ...

multiple times at the World and European Championships. In December 2002, Schwarz was convicted on charges of

trafficking in human beings Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extra ...

after he brought five women from Russia and Lithuania to Austria to work as prostitutes. He was given an 18-month sentence, postponed due to his skin cancer. In December 2005, he was acquitted in a separate case of human trafficking. In August 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for plotting a kidnapping of a Romanian teenager.

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1947 births Living people Austrian male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Austria Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Austria Austrian criminals Austrian prisoners and detainees Figure skaters from Vienna Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria {{Austria-figure-skater-stub Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics