- Helene Engelmann
Helene Engelmann (later Jaroschka,
February 9 ,1898 inVienna ,Austria –August 1 ,1985 inVienna ,Austria ) was anAustria n figure skater.Engelmann was the daughter of
Eduard Engelmann Jr. and therefore was exposed to the sport at an early age. She began skating as a small child.In 1913 she became
pair skating World Champion with her skating partnerKarl Mejstrik . At this time she was just 15 years old, and is still the youngest ever world champion in the pair event.Engelmann also won World titles in 1922 and 1924 with partner
Alfred Berger . They became Olympic champions in 1924. Engelmann did not compete in the European championships because the pair event was not established until 1930.Competitive highlights
* 1924 – 1st place with Alfred Berger
* 1913 – 1st place with Karl Mejstrik
* 1914 – 2nd place with Karl Mejstrik
* 1922 – 1st place with Alfred Berger
* 1924 – 1st place with Alfred BergerNavigation
Persondata
NAME=Engelmann, Helene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Engelmann, Helen; Jaroschka, Helene; Jaroschka, Helen
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German pair skater
DATE OF BIRTH=February 9 ,1898
PLACE OF BIRTH=Vienna ,Austria
DATE OF DEATH=August 1 ,1985
PLACE OF DEATH=Vienna ,Austria
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