Paul Falk

For the German actor, see Paul Falk (actor).

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Representing West Germany
	1952 Oslo	Pairs

Paul Falk
Born	(1921-12-21) 21 December 1921 Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Figure skating career
Country	West Germany
Medal record Representing West Germany Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Pairs World Championships 1952 Paris Pairs 1951 Milan Pairs European Championships 1952 Vienna Pairs 1951 Zürich Pairs

Paul Falk (born 21 December 1921) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating.

The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from international sport after World War II. They were the first couple which performed side by side double jumps and they also invented the Lasso-Lift. Baran and Falk were never defeated in amateur competition.

In 1951 Falk was voted the male athlete of the year in Germany. After winning the Olympics in 1952 they turned professional and worked for Holiday on Ice. Falk's profession outside of athletics was precision mechanic.

Results

(pairs with Ria Baran)

Event	1947	1948	1949	1950	1950	1951	1952
Winter Olympic Games							1st
World Championships						1st	1st
European Championships						1st	1st
German Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

• Paul Falk, SR/Olympic Sports