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Kurt Oppelt

1932 - 2015

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Kurt Oppelt (March 18, 1932 – September 16, 2015) was an Austrian figure skater who is best known for his career in pair skating. With Sissy Schwarz, he is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time Austrian national champion (1952–56). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Oppelt is the 134th most popular skater (down from 72nd in 2019), the 1,038th most popular biography from Austria (down from 918th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Austrian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Kurt Oppelt ranks 134 out of 483Before him are Valentina Stenina, Kira Ivanova, Stéphane Lambiel, Christa Luding-Rothenburger, Lisbeth Korsmo, and Karin Enke. After him are Ethel Muckelt, Carry Geijssen, Montgomery Wilson, Tatiana Navka, Sigurd Moen, and Sheila Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Kurt Oppelt ranks 492Before him are Stan Vickers, William Christopher, Maurice Kouandété, Derog Gioura, Kalyan Singh, and Kalevi Hämäläinen. After him are Çetin Zeybek, Barbara Shelley, Judy Tyler, Inga Swenson, Abby Dalton, and Sheree North. Among people deceased in 2015, Kurt Oppelt ranks 434Before him are Bob Foster, Marisa Del Frate, Ernst Larsen, Léon Mébiame, Andrew Lesnie, and Andriy Kuzmenko. After him are René Vautier, Joan Leslie, Allen Toussaint, Howard Kendall, Robert Craft, and Anne-Marie Lizin.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Kurt Oppelt ranks 1,038 out of 1,424Before him are Marcel Hirscher (1989), Anderl Molterer (1931), Amalie Materna (1844), Christoph Ransmayr (1954), Adalbert Püllöck (1907), and Walther Penck (1888). After him are József Moravetz (1911), István Klimek (1913), Andreas Maislinger (1955), Andreas Goldberger (1972), Alfred Schmalzer (1912), and Oscar Baumann (1864).

Among SKATERS In Austria

Among skaters born in Austria, Kurt Oppelt ranks 16Before him are Lilly Scholz (1903), Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), Felix Kaspar (1915), Eva Pawlik (1927), Sissy Schwarz (1936), and Regine Heitzer (1944).