Helene Engelmann

{{Short description|Austrian pair skater}}

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{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Helene Engelmann

|image= Alfred Berger et Helene Engelmann, champions olympiques de patinage en 1924 à Chamonix.jpg

|caption=Alfred Berger and Helene Engelmann

|altname= Helene Jaroschka

|country= Austria

|birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1898|2|9}}

|birth_place= Vienna, Austria-Hungary

|death_date= {{death date and age|df=y|1985|8|1|1898|2|9}}

|death_place= Vienna, Austria

|residence=

|formerpartner= Alfred Berger
Karl Mejstrik

|formercoach=

|formerchoreographer=

|skating club=

|retired= 1924

|show-medals= yes

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry| {{AUT}}}}

{{MedalSport | Figure skating: Pairs}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1924 Chamonix | Pairs}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1924 Manchester|Pairs}}

{{MedalGold|1922 Davos|Pairs}}

{{MedalSilver|1914 St. Moritz|Pairs}}

{{MedalGold|1913 Stockholm|Pairs}}

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Helene Engelmann (later Jaroschka, 9 February 1898 – 1 August 1985) was an Austrian pair skater.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Helene Engelmann |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/helene-engelmann-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203040114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/helene-engelmann-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}} With Alfred Berger, she became the 1924 Olympic champion and a two-time world champion. She also won a world title with Karl Mejstrik.

Life and career

Engelmann was the daughter of Eduard Engelmann Jr., a three-time champion at the European Figure Skating Championships. She began skating as a small child, having been introduced to the sport at an early age.

Aged 15, she won the pair skating title at the 1913 World Championships with her skating partner Karl Mejstrik. She remains the youngest-ever world champion in the pair category.

Engelmann also won World titles in 1922 and 1924 with partner Alfred Berger. They won gold at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Engelmann did not compete at the European Championships, as her father did, because the pair category was not included until 1930.

Results

= With Alfred Berger =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International
Event

! 1921

! 1922

! 1923

! 1924

align=left | Winter Olympicsbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | World Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
align=left | Austrian Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st

= With Karl Mejstrik =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 1913

! 1914

align=left | World Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | Austrian Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=silver | 2nd

References

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