Regine Heitzer
Regine Heitzer in 1962
Born (1944-02-16) 16 February 1944
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
Skating clubWien
Retired1973
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Innsbruck Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Colorado Springs Singles
Silver medal – second place 1964 Dortmund Singles
Silver medal – second place 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Prague Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bratislava Singles
Gold medal – first place 1965 Moscow Singles
Silver medal – second place 1964 Grenoble Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Budapest Singles
Silver medal – second place 1962 Geneva Singles
Silver medal – second place 1961 Berlin Singles
Silver medal – second place 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Singles

Regine Heitzer (born 16 February 1944) is a retired Austrian figure skater. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in the singles event in 1964. Between 1960 and 1965 she also won 11 medals at European and world championships. In 1967 she turned professional and skated for Vienna Ice Revue and Holiday on Ice. She retired in 1971 due to a knee injury and rarely danced since then – in 1979 she skated with Emmerich Danzer to promote the World Championships in Vienna.[1][2]

In the 1970s she turned to her father's business, wholesale upholstery fabrics, investing her earnings from her professional career. She eventually took over the company and converted it to a furniture store before retiring in 2010. In 1996 she was awarded a Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.[3][2]

Results

International
Event 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Winter Olympics7th2nd
World Championships12th7th4th3rd2nd2nd2nd
European Championships8th5th2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd1st1st
National
Austrian Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. ↑ "Warm Weather Threatens Olympics; Russia's Medal Collection Now at 14". Associated Press. The Telegraph. 3 February 1964.
  2. 1 2 Regine Heitzer. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Neumann, Fritz (7 February 2010). "Im Vitrinentisch, jedoch verdeckt". Der Standard. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010.
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