Ernst Baier
German figure skater (1905–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German figure skater (1905–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernst Baier (27 September 1905 in Zittau, Saxony, Germany – 8 July 2001 in Garmisch, Bavaria, Germany) was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.
Olympic medal record | ||
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Figure skating | ||
![]() | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Pairs |
![]() | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Singles |
Ernst Baier | |
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![]() Herber and Baier at the 1934 World Championships | |
Born | Zittau, German Empire | 27 September 1905
Died | 8 July 2001 95) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | (aged
Figure skating career | |
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Retired | 1941 |
Medal record |
Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC.[1] He also enjoyed success as a single skater and won silvers at the European, World and Olympic games in singles.
Skating with Herber, he won seven national titles, five European titles, and four World titles, in addition to their Olympic gold. The pair performed several side-by-side jumps, including side-by-side Axel jumps at the 1934 Championships, likely the first side-by-side Axels competed by a pair at an ISU championship.[2]: 120–121 They also developed a 'Baier lift', which was similar to a twist lift but lacking a release of Herber into the air.[2]: 135
Herber and Baier married after their skating career ended in 1940. They had three children and divorced in 1964. After World War II they skated in ice shows; they created their own, which was later sold to Holiday on Ice.[3] He also worked as an architect and coach.[4]
On 15 May 1965 he married the Swedish figure skater Birgitta Wennström (born 10 November 1935 in Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden) known by the stage name "Topsy" from Holiday on Ice together with her partner Steve. They had a daughter in 1968, but divorced in 1973.
Some years later he remarried Maxi Herber, but they later divorced again.
(men's singles)
Event | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 5th | 2nd | ||||||||
World Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||
European Championships | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||
German Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
(pairs with Maxi Herber)
Event | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 1st | |||||||
World Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
European Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
German Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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