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Carl Schaffe
Karl Schäfer (May 17, 1909 - April 23, 1976) was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. He was a two-time Olympic champion (1932, 1936), seven-time World Championship champion (1930-1936) and eight-time European Championship champion (1929-1936) in figure skating. In 1976, Schaffe was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. The Karl Schaffe Memorial Tournament, an international figure skating competition held in Vienna from 1974 to 2008, is also named after him.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- Austria
- Born
- 1909-05-17
- Died
- 1976-04-23
- Wikidata
- Q551348