Schäfer, Karl#

b. Vienna, May 17, 1909, d. Vienna, April 23, 1976, figure skater. 1929-1936 European champion eight times in a row, 1930-1936 seven times world champion, gold medal winner at the 1932 Olympic Games in Lake Placid and the 1936 Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1926-1936 seven times Austrian swimming champion in breaststroke. After the end of his career became a show skater, then a coach.