Helmut Seibt
| Hellmut Seibt | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Helmut Seibt |
| Country represented | Austria |
| Born | 25 June 1929 Vienna |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Hellmut Seibt (born 25 June 1929 – 21 July 1992) was an Austrian figure skater. He was the 1952 Olympic silver medalist, 1951 World bronze medalist, a two-time European champion (1951–52), and three-time national champion.
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Career
Seibt began skating at age four, having been advised to take up an outdoor activity after suffering pneumonia.[1] He practiced at the Engelmann club in Hernals, Vienna, under the guidance of Rudolf Kutzer and Karl Schäfer.[1]
Seibt was coached by Inge Lind-Solar after World War II.[1] He won his first national medal, silver, in 1947. In 1948, he was sent to his first European Championships, where he placed seventh, and then competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth. From 1946 to 1948, Seibt also competed in pair skating with Susi Giebisch. Together, they were three-time national silver medalists and competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics, placing 11th.
Seibt stepped onto a major international podium for the first time at the 1949 European Championships, winning the bronze medal. In 1950, he became the Austrian national champion and went on to take silver at Europeans.
Seibt won gold at the 1951 European Championships and bronze at the 1951 World Championships. After successfully defending his European title, he competed at his second Winter Olympics and won the silver medal. After retiring from competition in 1952, he performed for three years with the Wiener Eisrevue (Holiday on Ice).[1]
Seibt coached in Vienna from 1955 to 1962, in Düsseldorf from 1962 to 1967, and in Milan from 1967 to 1972.[1] His students included Hanna Eigel, Regine Heitzer,[2] Trixi Schuba,[3] Evelyn Rossoukhi-Schneider, Christa Jorda, Sissy Zehetmayer, Günter Anderl, Gerhard Hubmann, Ronald Koppelent, Peter Jonas, Claudia Kristofics-Binder, Helmut Kristofics-Binder, Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl, Petra Ruhrmann, Dagmar Lurz, Uschi Kessler, Rita Trapanese.[1][4] The Hellmut Seibt Memorial is an annual competition named after him.
Personal life
Seibt married figure skater Inge Regner in March 1956.[1][4]
Results
Singles
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | 2nd | ||||
| World Championships | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | |
| European Championships | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| National | ||||||
| Austrian Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Pairs with Giebisch
| International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
| Winter Olympics | 11th | ||
| World Championships | 13th | ||
| European Championships | 8th | ||
| National | |||
| Austrian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- Skatabase: 1948 Olympics
- Skatabase: 1950s Olympics
- Skatabase: 1950s Europeans
- Skatabase: 1950s Worlds
- Database Olympics
- 1929 births
- 1992 deaths
- Austrian male single skaters
- Austrian male pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of Austria
- Olympic silver medalists for Austria
- Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Vienna
