Fritz Kachler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Kachler |
| Other names | "Fritz" |
| Born | 12 January 1888 |
| Died | 14 May 1973 (aged 85) Vienna, Austria |
| Home town | Vienna, Austria |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Austria |
Medal record | |
Fritz Kachler was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1912, 1913, and 1923 World champion and the 1914 and 1924 European champion.
He did not believe that sport and nationalism should be mixed[citation needed] and therefore chose not to participate in the Olympic Games of 1920 and 1924. He acted as a judge in the World Figure Skating Championships of 1926 (Men, Pairs), 1927 (Men) and 1937 (Women).
A mechanical engineer, he rose to become head of the Vienna/Lower Austria section of the Austrian Railways, after having been dismissed by the Nazis.[citation needed] He is buried in the Eisenstaedter family grave (plot 12G) in the Doeblinger Cemetery, Vienna, with his wife Margarethe Eisenstädter.[citation needed]
