Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
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Born | Dachau, Bavaria, Germany | 28 January 1942||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (born 28 January 1942) is a German former
Career
Bäumler became famous in pair skating with his skating partner Marika Kilius. Between 1958 and 1964, they won the German nationals four times, became European champion six times, and world champion in pair skating twice.[1][2] Their coach was Erich Zeller. The duo won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, and Bäumler became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic medalists. In 1964, they won a silver medal again.[1]
The duo had signed professional contracts and skated as professionals with Holiday on Ice before the 1964 Olympics, a violation of their amateur status and strict IOC rules.[3][4][5] In 1966, they were stripped of the medal because of this.[3][4] As The New York Times reported, the IOC "quietly re-awarded the West Germans their silver medals in 1987, 23 years after the Innsbruck Games, at an executive board meeting in Istanbul. The couple was deemed 'rehabilitated.'"[6][7][8]
After their amateur figure skating career, both became singers of German
From 1964, Bäumler has also worked as an actor. In 1969, he had a main role in
Personal life
Since 1974, Bäumler has been married to Marina, a teacher. The couple has two sons, Christoph and Bastian, and lives in Nice, France.[2]
Results
Men's singles
Event | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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World Championships | 12th | 14th | |||
European Championships | 14th | 6th | 8th | ||
German Championships | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
Pairs with Marika Kilius
Event | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
World Championships | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||
European Championships | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
German Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
Filmography
- 1964: Die große Kür (The great free program), as Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
- 1965: Die Liebesquelle (The love source), as Leif
- 1965: Call of the Forest, as Bernd Helwig
- 1966: Happy End am Wolfgangsee (Happy End at the Lake Wolfgang), as Mike
- 1966: The Sinful Village, as Herbert
- 1967: Das große Glück (The great happiness), as Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
- 1967: Paradies der flotten Sünder (Paradies of perky sinners), as Heinz Haller
- 1970: Hurra, unsere Eltern sind nicht da (Hooray, our parents are not here), as Klaus Müller
- 1971: Holidays in Tyrol, as Stefan Hellwig
- 1972: Die lustigen Vier von der Tankstelle (The comic Four from the petrol station), as Tommy
- 1973: Sonja schafft die Wirklichkeit ab oder … ein unheimlich starker Abgang (Sonja abolishes reality or ... A weird strong leave)
Schlager songs (selection)
- "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
- "Honeymoon in St. Tropez" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
- "Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen" 1964
- "Sorry little Baby" 1964
Awards
In 1965, Bäumler as a singer received the bronze "Löwe von Radio Luxemburg".[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. Who is who (in German)
- ^ ISBN 9780520947580.
- ^ ISBN 9780786485444.
- ^ "Pair finally recognized as bronze medal skaters – 50 years after Olympic win". News-Record.com.
- ISBN 978-0-8195-6642-3.
- ISBN 9781553655022.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (14 December 2013). "1964 Olympic Skating Pair Only Now Discovering Their Place". The New York Times.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Bäumler. imdb.co