- Heinrich Burger
Heinrich Burger (
May 31 1881 -April 27 1942 ) was a German figure skater. He competed in both singles and pairs events. He was Olympic champion and two-time World champion together withAnna Hübler .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 were established in 1930.
They skated for the club Müchener EV (
Munich EV).Heinrich Burger was also a lawyer.
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Results as a single skater
* 1904 – 2nd place
* 1906 – 2nd place
* 1907 – 5th place
* 1908 – 3rd place* 1904 - withdrawn (5th after compulsory figures)
* 1905 – 2nd place* 1904 – 1st place
* 1906 – 1st place
* 1907 – 1st placeResults as a pair skater with Anna Hübler
= Olympic Games =* 1908 – 1st place
* 1908 – 1st place
* 1910 – 1st place* not held at this time
* 1907 – 1st place
* 1908 – not held
* 1909 – 1st place
* 1910 – not heldSee also
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Figure Skating
*World Figure Skating Championships Persondata
NAME=Burger, Heinrich
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=German figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH=May 31 1881
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DATE OF DEATH=April 27 1942
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