Wolfgang Schwarz

Wolfgang Schwarz
Schwarz in 1966.
Personal information
Country represented:  Austria
Date of birth: August 14, 1947 (1947-08-14) (age 63)
Retired: 1968

Olympic medal record
Men's figure skating
Competitor for  Austria
Gold 1968 Grenoble Singles

Wolfgang Schwarz (born September 14, 1947 in Vienna) was an Austrian figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Prior to that, he was best known for finishing as runner-up to Austrian teammate Emmerich Danzer at the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships multiple times.

Schwarz was convicted in 2002 on charges relating to trafficking in human beings after he brought five women from Russia and Lithuania to Austria to work as prostitutes. In 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to 8 years in prison for plotting a kidnapping of a Romanian teenager.

Competitive highlights

Event/Season 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Winter Olympics 15th 1st
World Championships 7th 2nd 2nd
European Championships 7th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd

References

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Olympic champions in figure skating – Men's singles





Persondata
NAME Schwarz, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Austrian figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna, Austria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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