| Hellmut Seibt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Helmut Seibt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1929-06-25)25 June 1929 Vienna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 1992(1992-07-21) (aged 63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hellmut Seibt (born 25 June 1929 – 21 July 1992) was an Austrianfigure skater. He was the1952 Olympic silver medalist,1951 World bronze medalist, a two-timeEuropean champion (1951–52), and three-time national champion.
Seibt was born on 25 June 1929 inVienna.[1] He married figure skater Inge Regner in March 1956.[2][3] He died on 21 July 1992.[1]
Seibt began skating at age four, having been advised to take up an outdoor activity after suffering pneumonia.[2] He practiced at the Engelmann club inHernals, Vienna, under the guidance of Rudolf Kutzer andKarl Schäfer.[2]
Seibt was coached by Inge Lind-Solar afterWorld War II.[2] He won his first national medal, silver, in 1947. In 1948, he was sent to his firstEuropean Championships, where he placed seventh, and then competed at the1948 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth. From 1946 to 1948, Seibt also competed inpair skating withSusi Giebisch. Together, they were three-time national silver medalists and competed at the1948 Winter Olympics, placing 11th.
Seibt stepped onto a major international podium for the first time at the1949 European Championships, winning the bronze medal. In 1950, he became the Austrian national champion and went on to take silver at Europeans.
Seibt won gold at the1951 European Championships and bronze at the1951 World Championships. After successfully defending hisEuropean title, he competed at his secondWinter Olympics and won the silver medal.[1] After retiring from competition in 1952, he performed for three years with the Wiener Eisrevue (Holiday on Ice).[2]
Seibt coached inVienna from 1955 to 1962, inDüsseldorf from 1962 to 1967, and inMilan from 1967 to 1972.[2] His students includedHanna Eigel,Regine Heitzer,[4]Trixi Schuba,[5]Evelyn Rossoukhi-Schneider,Christa Jorda,Sissy Zehetmayer,Günter Anderl,Gerhard Hubmann,Ronald Koppelent,Peter Jonas,Claudia Kristofics-Binder,Helmut Kristofics-Binder,Diana Hinko /Heinz Döpfl,Petra Ruhrmann,Dagmar Lurz,Uschi Kessler,Rita Trapanese.[2][3] The Hellmut Seibt Memorial is an annual competition named after him.
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | 2nd | ||||
| World Championships | 7th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | |
| European Championships | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| National | ||||||
| Austrian Championships | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| International | |||
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| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
| Winter Olympics | 11th | ||
| World Championships | 13th | ||
| European Championships | 8th | ||
| National | |||
| Austrian Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
