Hans-Jürgen Bäumler

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Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Bäumler in 2011
Born (1942-01-28) 28 January 1942 (age 82)
Dachau, Bavaria, West Germany
Figure skating career
Country West Germany
Medal record
Pairs' figure skating
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Innsbruck Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley Pairs
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Dortmund Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Vancouver Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1959 Colorado Springs Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Grenoble Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1963 Budapest Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1962 Geneva Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1961 West Berlin Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1959 Davos Pairs

Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 28 January 1942) is a German pair skater, actor, singer and television host.

Biography

Bäumler and Kilius in 1964

Hans-Jürgen Bäumler became famous in pair skating with his skating partner Marika Kilius. Between 1958 and 1964 they won the German nationals four times, they became six times European champion and twice World champion in pair skating.[1][2] Their coach was Erich Zeller.

At the 1960 Olympic Winter Games and 1964 they won silver medals.[1] The skaters had signed professional contracts and skated as professionals with Holiday on Ice before the 1964 Olympics, a violation of their amateur status and strict IOC rules.[3][4][5] In 1966, because the team had signed a professional skating contract before the 1964 Winter Olympics – against the rules at the time – they were stripped of the medal.[3][4] As the New York Times reported, "prodded by two German members, the IOC "quietly re-awarded the West Germans their silver medals in 1987, 23 years after the Innsbruck Games, at an executive board meeting in Istanbul. The couple was deemed 'rehabilitated.'"[6][7][8]

In 1964 they turned professional and skated in the Vienna Ice Revue and later at Holiday on Ice.

Also, after their amateur figure skating career both became singers of German Schlagers (German version of pop songs). In the mid-1960s they recorded some songs together. Hans-Jürgen Bäumler had also some songs as a solo singer. Bäumler's greatest success was the song "Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen". The most successful songs of the duo Kilius/Bäumler were "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" ("When Cowboys Dream") and "Honeymoon in St. Tropez" (both 1964).[2]

From 1964 Hans-Jürgen Bäumler has also worked as an actor. Apart from some movies, the Eisoperette ("Ice Operetta") became famous. In 1969 he had a main role in Im weißen Rössel and in 1970 in Maske in Blau (Mask in Blue), both operettas. He was also successful in the TV series Salto Mortale. In the mid-1970s he hosted several quiz shows, among others Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (The apple does not fall far from the trunk), Das waren Hits (These were hits) and Was wäre wenn (What If) on ZDF (a public German TV-channel). Between 1990 and 1993 he worked for RTL (a private German TV-channel). The name of the show was Riskant (Risky. a Germany version of Jeopardy!). Later he was also seen as a theater actor.[2][9]

Since 1974 he has been married to Marina, a teacher. The couple has two sons, Christoph and Bastian. They live today in the south of France in Nice.[2]

Awards

In 1965 Bäumler as a singer received the bronze "Löwe von Radio Luxemburg".

Schlager (German hits)

  • "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
  • "Honeymoon in St. Tropez" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
  • "Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen" 1964
  • "Sorry little Baby" 1964

Filmography

  • 1964: Die große Kür (The great free program)
  • 1965: Die Liebesquelle (The love source)
  • 1965: Ruf der Wälder (Call of the woods)
  • 1966: Happy End am Wolfgangsee (Happy End at the Lake Wolfgang)
  • 1966: Das sündige Dorf (The sinful village)
  • 1967: Das große Glück (The great happiness)
  • 1967: Paradies der flotten Sünder (Paradies of perky sinners)
  • 1970: Hurra, unsere Eltern sind nicht da (Hooray, our parents are not here)
  • 1971: Verliebte Ferien in Tirol (Lovely holidays in Tirol)
  • 1972: Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle (The comic Four from the petrol station)
  • 1973: Sonja schafft die Wirklichkeit ab oder … ein unheimlich starker Abgang (Sonja abolishes reality or … A weird strong leave)

Results

Men's singles

Event 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
World Championships 12th 14th
European Championships 14th 6th 8th
German Championships 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd

Pairs with Marika Kilius

Event 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Winter Olympic Games 2nd 2nd
World Championships 6th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st
European Championships 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
German Championships 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hans-Jürgen Bäumler.
  1. ^ a b Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c d Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. Who is who (in German)
  3. ^ a b "The 1972 Munich Olympics and the Making of Modern Germany". google.com.
  4. ^ a b "Skating on Air". google.com.
  5. ^ "Pair finally recognized as bronze medal skaters – 50 years after Olympic win". News-Record.com.
  6. ^ Kestnbaum, Ellyn (2003). Culture on Ice: Figure Skating & Cultural Meaning. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-0-8195-6642-3.
  7. ^ "The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics". google.com.
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. imdb.co
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