Fritz Kachler Explained

Fritz Kachler
Fullname:Friedrich Kachler
Also Known As:"Fritz"
Birth Date:January 12, 1888
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Hometown:Vienna, Austria
Death Date:May 14, 1973 (aged 85)
Death Place:Vienna, Austria

Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 & 1924 European champion.

He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924. He acted as a judge in the World Figure Skating Championships of 1926 (Men, Pairs), 1927 (Men) and 1937 (Women).

A mechanical engineer, he rose to become head of the Vienna/Lower Austria section of the Austrian Railways, after having been dismissed by the Nazis. He is buried in the Eisenstaedter family grave (plot 12G) in the Doeblinger Cemetery, Vienna, with his wife Margarethe Eisenstädter.

Competitive highlights

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References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hines, James R. . Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating . 2011 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-6859-5 . Lanham, Maryland . xxiii.