Oscar Hoppe Explained

Oscar Hoppe
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Birth Date:	11 June 1886
Birth Place:	Troppau, Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:	Opava, Czechoslovakia
Formerpartner:	Else Hoppe
Show-Medals:	yes

Oscar Hoppe (June 11, 1886 – January 19, 1936) was a figure skater who competed in men's singles and pair skating. First he represented the German Empire, then Czechoslovakia. He was born in Troppau in what was then the duchy of Austrian Silesia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and died in the same city (known in Czech as Opava), which by then was in Czechoslovakia.

With his wife Else Hoppe, he won the bronze medal at the 1927 World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Competitive highlights

Pairs

With Else Hoppe

Event	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931
	5th	7th	3rd		6th		6th
						7th

Notes and References

1. Book: Alice Berman. Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. 1998-01-01. Skater's Edge. 978-0-9643027-1-6.
2. Book: Howard Bass. Let's go skating. 1974-01-01. Paul. 978-0-09-121050-2.
3. Book: Raymond Flower. The history of skiing and other winter sports. registration. Oscar Hoppe.. 1976. Methuen.
4. Book: James R. Hines. Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. registration. Oscar Hoppe.. 2011-04-22. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7085-7. 283–.
5. Book: James R Hines. Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. 30 March 2015. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-09704-1. 135–.