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Willy Böckl

1893 - 1975

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Wilhelm Richard Böckl (27 January 1893 – 22 April 1975) was an Austrian figure skater. He won the World Figure Skating Championships four times and captured two silver medals at the Winter Olympics, and he also won six European Championship titles. After the end of World War I, beginning in 1922, he won the European championships six times, except for 1924, when he did not compete. Also in 1922, he came in third place at the World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Böckl is the 30th most popular skater (up from 33rd in 2019), the 677th most popular biography from Austria (up from 749th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Willy Böckl ranks 30 out of 483. Before him are Lidiya Skoblikova, Helene Engelmann, Suzanne Morrow Francis, Heinrich Burger, Ard Schenk, and Robert Paul. After him are Anna Hübler, Alfred Berger, Ludmila Belousova, Charles Jewtraw, Magda Julin, and James H. Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Willy Böckl ranks 165. Before him are Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Henry Murray, Aarre Merikanto, Ramón Encinas, and Cedric Hardwicke. After him are Harry Stenqvist, Harold Laski, Karimeh Abbud, Stanisław Szukalski, Fay Bainter, and Jamil Mardam Bey. Among people deceased in 1975, Willy Böckl ranks 131. Before him are Hans Jordan, Friedrich Sämisch, Richard Ratsimandrava, T-Bone Walker, Andrés Mazali, and Louis Van Hege. After him are Pierre Fresnay, Anthony McAuliffe, José María Guido, Nihal Atsız, S. D. Burman, and Tony Brise.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Willy Böckl ranks 677 out of 1,424. Before him are Peter Habeler (1942), Guido Starhemberg (1657), Victor Capesius (1907), Olga Wisinger-Florian (1844), William Berger (1928), and Saint Sturm (704). After him are Karl Schranz (1938), Lajos Bíró (1880), Anton von Schmerling (1805), Gerda Lerner (1920), Christian von Ehrenfels (1859), and Leopold Hofmann (1738).

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Among SKATERS In Austria

Among skaters born in Austria, Willy Böckl ranks 3. Before him are Karl Schäfer (1909), and Helene Engelmann (1898). After him are Alfred Berger (1894), Fritzi Burger (1910), Herma Szabo (1902), Trixi Schuba (1951), Otto Kaiser (1901), Melitta Brunner (1907), Lilly Scholz (1903), Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), and Felix Kaspar (1915).

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