Harry Gareis

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Harry Gareis (born November 26, 1928 in Graz - Waltendorf ) is an Austrian lawyer, figure skater , tennis player and winemaker.

Live and act

Harry Gareis was an avid athlete as a figure skater, tennis player and skier. His figure skating career began when he and his figure skating partner Elli Staerck finished second in pair skating at the Styrian figure skating championships in Graz on January 17, 1943, and won the pair championships with her on February 20, 1944. Together with Elli Staerck he won several medals in pair skating at the Austrian Figure Skating Championships from 1948 to 1951 and performed with her internationally in ice dance shows. In pair skating, he took sixth place at the World Figure Skating Championships and fourth at the European Championships in 1950, together with Elli Staerck .

He was also a member of the GAK national league team in tennis for many years . Before 1945 he was a member of the GAK figure skating section, which was no longer established after World War II.

From August 1, 1955 worked at the Veitscher Magnesitwerke . Initially he was the country manager for Italy, Greece, India, Pakistan and Ceylon. On February 16, 1962, he moved to Istanbul, where he became head of the newly founded Turkish subsidiary Magnesit Anonim Şirketi. In 1990 he resigned as General Director but was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the corporation for another five years. He then retired on the Turkish island of Bozcaada , where he and his wife achieved international recognition as winemakers with Garnay and Cabernet Sauvignon vines.

Harry Gareis married Ingrid on September 6, 1958 and had a son Oliver (born January 15, 1964 in Istanbul) with her .

Results

Pair skating

(with Elli Staerck )

Competition / year 1948 1949 1950 1951
World championships 6th
European championships 8th. 4th
Austrian championships 3. 2. 2. 1.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sport and gymnastics: The Styrian ice skating masters. Marburger Zeitung, February 22, 1944. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c Harry Gareis: The White Gold of Anatolia. Life memories. September 2003.
  3. ↑ Klaus Krainer: When your studies are on hold during sport. The press, December 28, 2008.
  4. ↑ Son Güncelleme: Avusturyalı çift Bozcaada'nın en iyi şarabını üretiyor. July 26, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Gareis, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gareis, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lawyer, figure skater, tennis player and winegrower
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz - Waltendorf