Leo Horwitz
Leo Horwitz 
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| discipline | Pair skating | |||||||||
| Partner | Christa of Szabó | |||||||||
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Leo Horwitz was an Austrian figure skater who started in pair skating .
He appeared in pairs with Christa von Szabó in 1913 and 1914 . At the Austrian championships in 1913, the first in pair skating , they were runner-up behind Szabó's niece Helene Engelmann and her skating partner Karl Mejstrik . In 1914 Horwitz and von Szabó took revenge. They became Austrian champions before Engelmann and Mejstrik. In both years they also took part in world championships, but there they were never able to beat their compatriots and won the bronze medal in Stockholm in 1913 and in St. Moritz in 1914 .
Results
Pair skating
(with Christa von Szabó )
| Competition / year | 1913 | 1914 |
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| World championships | 3. | 3. |
| Austrian championships | 2. | 1. |
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| SURNAME | Horwitz, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |