Erik Pausin

Erich Pausin
Erik and Ilse Pausin (1950)
Born(1920-04-18)18 April 1920
DiedMay 1997 (aged 77)
Figure skating career
Country Germany
 Austria
PartnerIlse Pausin
Retired1941
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1939 Budapest Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1939 London Pairs
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Berlin Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1937 Vienna Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1936 Paris Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1935 Budapest Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 St. Moritz Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1937 Prague Pairs

Erik Pausin (18 April 1920 – May 1997) was an Austrian pair skater. With his sister Ilse Pausin, he won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 15, became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic medalists. They won five consecutive silver medals (1935–1939) at the World Figure Skating Championships and three consecutive silver medals (1937–1939) at the European Figure Skating Championships. In 1939, they competed representing Nazi Germany,[1] which swept the Worlds pairs podium that year.

Results

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(with Ilse Pausin)

International
Event 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Winter Olympics 2nd
World Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
European Championships 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd
National
German Championships 2nd 2nd
Austrian Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

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  1. ^ "ISU Worlds Results: Pairs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-05. (19.4 KB)
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