Emmerich Danzer (born 15 March 1944) is an Austrian former
figure skater
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. He is a three-time (1966–68)
World
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champion, a four-time (1965–68)
European
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champion, and a four-time (1965–68)
Austrian national champion.
Personal life
Emmerich Danzer was born on 15 March 1944 in
Vienna
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, Austria.
[ He attended a Catholic school in Vienna.
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Career
Competitive
Emmerich Danzer began to skate at the age of five.[ Herta Wächter became his coach in 1953.][ His skating club was WEV in Vienna.][
Danzer stood on his first ISU Championship podium at the 1963 Europeans in ]Budapest
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. He finished fourth the following year, in Grenoble
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, before winning gold ahead of France's Alain Calmat
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at the 1965 Europeans in Moscow
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. He placed fifth at the 1965 World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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.
Danzer was awarded gold ahead of countryman Wolfgang Schwarz
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at the 1966 Europeans in Bratislava
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and at the 1966 Worlds in Davos
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In January 1968, Danzer won his fourth consecutive continental title at the European Championships
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in Geneva
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. He was the gold medal favorite at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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, held in February in Grenoble
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, but placed fourth in the compulsory figures after almost coming to a stop.[ His first place in the free skate was not enough to lift him onto the podium as Schwarz took the gold.][ In March, Danzer was awarded his third straight ]World
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title, in Västerås
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Danzer was voted Austrian athlete of the year in 1966 and 1967.[
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Post-competitive
Danzer turned professional in 1968 and performed with the Wiener Eisrevue (Vienna Ice Revue The Vienna Ice Revue (Wiener Eisrevue) was an internationally highly successful ice show based upon Austria's great figure-skating tradition, presenting a large number of world-class figure skaters mainly from Vienna from 1945 to 1971. Representing ...
) and Holiday on Ice
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History
Holiday on Ice originated in the United States in Decem ...
until 1975.[ He also recorded a song, ''Sag es mir'', which became a hit in Austria.][ From 1975 to 1989, he worked as a coach in the United States.][
Danzer began working for an insurance company in Vienna in 1989; he is in charge of sport insurance activities and sport sponsoring.][ From 1995 to 1997, he served as the president of the Austrian figure skating organization (Österreichischer Eiskunstlaufverband).][ In 2000, he became the president of the figure skating club "Wiener Eislaufverein".][
Danzer is also a commentator for the Austrian television station ]ORF
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, often collaborating with Ingrid Wendl
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on figure skating events.
Competitive highlights
References
* H. Prüller, Traumnote 6,0 für E. Danzer, 1968 (a book)
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1944 births
Living people
Austrian male single skaters
Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters from Vienna
Olympic figure skaters of Austria
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists