Felix Kaspar

Felix Kaspar
Personal information
Country represented	Austria
Born	(1915-01-14)January 14, 1915
Died	December 5, 2003(2003-12-05) (aged 88)
Medal record Competitor for Austria Men's Figure skating Olympic Games Bronze 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's singles World Championships Gold 1938 Berlin Men's singles Gold 1937 London Men's singles Bronze 1936 Paris Men's singles European Championships Gold 1938 St. Moritz Men's singles Gold 1937 Prague Men's singles Silver 1935 St. Moritz Men's singles

Felix Kaspar (born January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria; died December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, 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 the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kaspar taught in Hershey, Pennsylvania. 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 Japanese Emi 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. [1]

In 1989 Kaspar and his wife moved to Florida as old age pensioners. Felix Kaspar died with the age of 88. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Results

Event	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938
Winter Olympic Games			3rd
World Championships			3rd	1st	1st
European Championships	7th	2nd	4th	1st	1st
Austrian Championships		1st		1st	1st

See also

• Figure Skating
• World Figure Skating Championships
• List of select Jewish figure skaters

External links

• Felix Kaspar at Find a Grave