Kurt Oppelt
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Competitor for  Austria |
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| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Pairs |
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| Country represented | Austria |
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| Born | March 18, 1932 Vienna, Austria |
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| Former partner | Sissy Schwarz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kurt Oppelt (born March 18, 1932 in Vienna) was an Austrian figure skater. He won the 1956 Olympics pair skating event with his partner Sissy Schwarz. They also won the World and the European titles that same year. They also won the Austrian National Championships from 1952 thru 1956.
Schwarz and Oppelt won the 1956 Olympic title. Their rivals, two-time world champions Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden, faltered on a lift, causing them to finish after their music ended. The judging panel was split 6 to 3 in favor of Schwarz and Oppelt.[1]
Oppelt also competed as a single skater. He placed 11th at the 1952 Winter Olympics and 11th at the 1953 Worlds.
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[edit] Results
(singles)
| Event | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
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| Winter Olympics | 11th | ||
| World Championships | 11th | ||
| European Championships | WD | ||
| Austrian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
(pairs with Sissy Schwarz)
| Event | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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| Winter Olympics | 9th | 1st | |||
| World Championships | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| European Championships | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Video clip of Schwartz and Oppelt at the 1956 Olympics
- Schwartz and Oppelt competition record at pairsonice.net
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