Heinrich Burger (figure skater)

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Heinrich Burger figure skating
Heinrich Burger, here with Anna Hübler at the 1908 Olympic Games
nation German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
birthday May 31, 1881
place of birth Munich
date of death April 27, 1942
Place of death Munich
Career
discipline Pair skating, single skating
Partner Anna Huebler
society Munich EV
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
World Cup medals 2 × gold 2 × silver 1 × bronze
EM medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
gold London 1908 Couples
ISU World figure skating championships
silver Berlin 1904 Men's
silver Munich 1906 Men's
bronze Troppau 1908 Men's
gold Saint Petersburg 1908 Couples
gold Berlin 1910 Couples
ISU European figure skating championships
silver Bonn 1905 Men's
 

Heinrich Burger (born May 31, 1881 in Munich ; † April 27, 1942 there ) was a German figure skater who started in single and pair skating .

He started for the Munich EV , for which he occasionally competed in speed skating competitions. Burger was a lawyer by profession.

Burger celebrated his greatest successes as a pair runner together with Anna Hübler . At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , the couple won the first ever competition in figure skating for couples in the Olympic program. In the same year Burger and Hübler also became the first pair skating world champions in history and won the world title again in 1910 . European championships for couples weren't introduced until 1930.

Burger was also successful as a single runner. Between 1904 and 1907 he won three German championship titles and was two-time vice world champion, in 1904 behind Ulrich Salchow and in 1906 behind his compatriot Gilbert Fuchs .

Results

Single run

Competition / year 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
World championships 2. 2. 5. 3.
European championships Z 2.
German championships 1. 1. 1.
  • Z = withdrawn (after compulsory 5th)

Pair skating

(with Anna Hübler )

Competition / year 1907 1908 1909 1910
Olympic games 1.
World championships 1. 1.
German championships 1. 1.

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personal data
SURNAME Burger, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1942
Place of death Munich