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 place1939 BudapestPairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1939 LondonPairs
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1938 BerlinPairs
Silver medal – second place1937 ViennaPairs
Silver medal – second place1936 ParisPairs
Silver medal – second place1935 BudapestPairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1938 St. MoritzPairs
Silver medal – second place1937 PraguePairs

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

(with Ilse Pausin)

International
Event 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941
Winter Olympics2nd
World Championships2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd
European Championships4th2nd2nd2nd
National
German Championships2nd2nd
Austrian Championships2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

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


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