Hans-Jürgen Bäumler

Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born January 28 1942 in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German figure skater, actor, singer and television host.

Biography

Hans-Jürgen Bäumler became famous in figure skating in the pairs event with his skating partner Marika Kilius. Between 1958 and 1964 they won the German nationals four times, they became six times European champion and twice World champion in pair skating. Their coach was Erich Zeller.

At the Olympic Winter Games 1960 and 1964 they won the silver medal. They were stripped of the 1964 silver medal in 1966. They were alleged to have signed a professional skating contract prior to the 1964 Winter Olympics. They were rehabilitated in 1987 by the IOC, the original result stood and they got their silver medals back again.

In 1964 they turned professional and skated at "Holiday on Ice".

Also, after their amateur figure skating career both became singers of German "Schlagers" (German version of pop songs). In the mid-1960s they recorded some songs together. Hans-Jürgen Bäumler had also some songs as a solo singer. Bäumler's greatest success was the song "Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen". The most successful songs of the duo Kilius/Bäumler were "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" ("When Cowboys Dream") and "Honeymoon in St. Tropez" (both 1964).

From 1964 Hans-Jürgen Bäumler has also worked as an actor. Apart from some movies, the "Eisoperette" ("Ice Operetta") became famous. In 1969 he had a main role in "Im weißen Rössel" and in 1970 in "Maske in Blau" ("Mask in Blue"), both operettas. He was also successful in the TV series "Salto Mortale". In the mid-1970s he hosted several quiz shows, among others "Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm" (The apple does not fall far from the trunk), "Das waren Hits" (These were hits) and "Was wäre wenn" ("What If") on ZDF (a public German TV-channel). Between 1990 and 1993 he worked for RTL (a private German TV-channel). The name of the show was "Riskant" ("Risky"). Later he was also seen as a theater actor.

Since 1974 he has been married to Marina, a teacher. The couple has two sons, Christoph and Bastian. They live today in the south of France in Nice.

Awards

In 1965 Bäumler as a singer received the bronze "Löwe von Radio Luxemburg".

Schlager (German hits)

*"Wenn die Cowboys träumen" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
*"Honeymoon in St. Tropez" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
*"Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen" 1964
*"Sorry little Baby" 1964

Filmography

*1964: "Die große Kür" (The great free program)
*1965: "Die Liebesquelle" (The love source)
*1965: "Ruf der Wälder" (Call of the woods)
*1966: "Happy End am Wolfgangsee" (Happy End at the Lake Wolfgang)
*1966: "Das sündige Dorf" (The sinful village)
*1967: "Das große Glück" (The great happiness)
*1967: "Paradies der flotten Sünder" (Paradies of perky sinners)
*1970: "Hurra, unsere Eltern sind nicht da" (Hooray, our parents are not here)
*1971: "Verliebte Ferien in Tirol" (Lovely holidays in Tirol)
*1972: "Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle" (The comic Four from the petrol station)
*1973: "Sonja schafft die Wirklichkeit ab oder ... ein unheimlich starker Abgang" (Sonja abolishes reality or ... A weird strong leave)

Figure skating

Results – Pairs with Marika Kilius

Olympic Winter Games

* 1960 - 2nd place
* 1964 - 2nd place

World championships

* 1958 - 6th place
* 1959 - 2nd place
* 1960 - 3rd place
* 1961 – cancelled due to Sabena crash
* 1962 – not participated
* 1963 - 1st place
* 1964 - 1st place

European championships

* 1958 - 5th place
* 1959 - 1st place
* 1960 - 1st place
* 1961 - 1st place
* 1962 - 1st place
* 1963 - 1st place
* 1964 - 1st place

German championships (Nationals)

* 1958 - 1st place
* 1959 - 1st place
* 1960 - 2nd place
* 1961 - 2nd place
* 1962 - 2nd place
* 1963 - 1st place
* 1964 - 1st place

Results – Men's singles

World championships

* 1956 - 12th place
* 1957 – not participated
* 1958 - 14th place

European championships

* 1956 - 14th place
* 1957 - 6th place
* 1958 - 8th place

German championships (Nationals)

* 1955 - 4th place
* 1956 - 3rd place
* 1957 - 2nd place
* 1958 - 3rd place
* 1959 - 3rd place

See also

* World Figure Skating Championships

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