- Felix Kaspar
Felix Kaspar (born
January 14 ,1915 inVienna ,Austria ; †December 5 ,2003 inBradenton ,Florida ,U.S. ) was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist.Kaspar began figure skating at age of 9. He trained on the artificial ice rink of
Eduard Engelmann Jr. Kaspar was famous for his high jumps.At the beginning of
World War II Kaspar was in Australia, where he met his wife, June. The couple was married for 54 years. They had one daughter named Cherie. Kaspar spent the whole time of the World War II in Australia.In 1965 he moved with his family to
Minneapolis ,Minnesota and worked there as a coach at the figure skating center in Golden Valley in the Twin Cities. He coached there among others the JapaneseEmi Watanabe .In 1977 he moved with his family to Pasadena,
California and worked there also as a figure skating coach.In 1988 Kaspar has been admitted to the
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame . [http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/Museum_HOF_Inductees.htm]In 1989 Kaspar and his wife moved to
Florida as old age pensioners. Felix Kaspar died with the age of 88. He suffered fromAlzheimer's disease .Results
Olympic Winter Games
* 1936 – 3rd place
World championships
* 1936 – 3rd place
* 1937 – 1st place
* 1938 – 1st placeEuropean championships
* 1934 – 7th place
* 1935 – 2nd place
* 1936 – 4th place
* 1937 – 1st place
* 1938 – 1st placeSee also
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Figure Skating
*World Figure Skating Championships External links
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