Helene Engelmann was an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n pair skater

Pair skating

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Engelmann was the daughter of Eduard Engelmann Jr.

Eduard Engelmann Jr.

Eduard Engelmann Jr. was an Austrian figure skater, engineer, and cyclist. He was a three-time gold medallist at the European Figure Skating Championships...

, three-time gold medallist at the European Figure Skating Championships

European Figure Skating Championships

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, and therefore was exposed to the sport at an early age. She began skating as a small child.

In 1913 she became pair skating World Champion

World Figure Skating Championships

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 with her skating partner Karl Mejstrik

Karl Mejstrik

Karl Mejstrik was an Austrian pair skater. He competed with Helene Engelmann. They were the 1913 World Champions and 1914 World silver medalists.-Results:SinglesPairs with Helene Engelmann-Navigation:...

. At this time she was just 15 years old, and is still the youngest ever world champion in the pair event.

Engelmann also won World titles in 1922 and 1924 with partner Alfred Berger

Alfred Berger

Alfred Berger was an Austrian pair skater.In 1922 and 1924 he and Helene Engelmann were pair skating world champions. They were Olympic champions in 1924.-Results:with Helene Engelmann-Navigation:...

. They became Olympic

Olympic Games

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 champions in 1924. Engelmann did not compete in the European championships, as her father did, because the pair event was not established until 1930.

Results

with Alfred Berger

Alfred Berger

Alfred Berger was an Austrian pair skater.In 1922 and 1924 he and Helene Engelmann were pair skating world champions. They were Olympic champions in 1924.-Results:with Helene Engelmann-Navigation:...

Event	1921	1922	1923	1924
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...				1st
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		1st		1st
Austrian Championships Austrian Figure Skating Championships The Austrian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Austria. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	1st	1st	1st

with Karl Mejstrik

Karl Mejstrik

Karl Mejstrik was an Austrian pair skater. He competed with Helene Engelmann. They were the 1913 World Champions and 1914 World silver medalists.-Results:SinglesPairs with Helene Engelmann-Navigation:...

Event	1913	1914
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	1st	2nd
Austrian Championships Austrian Figure Skating Championships The Austrian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Austria. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....	1st	2nd

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