Hildegarde Švarce
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Hildegarde•Švarce (-Gešela) |
| Used name | Hildegarde•Švarce |
| Other names | Hildegard Elisabeth Johanna Schwartz (-Goeschel) |
| Born | 29 October 1907 in Jelgava, Jelgava (LAT) |
| Died | 4 December 1944 (aged 37 years 1 month 6 days) in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Affiliations | LSB Rīga, Rīga (LAT) |
| NOC |  Latvia |
Biography
During the 1930s Hildegarde Švarce was one of the best figure skaters in Latvia and won nine national titles in the pairs competition (1931, 1933–40). In 1934 Švarce and her future husband Eduards Gešels finished ninth in the pairs at the European Championships, before finishing 17th in the same event at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics. When World War II broke out the pair moved to Germany, where they were married in 1942. Two years later, however, Švarce was killed during an air raid on the city of Heilbronn.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | LAT |
Hildegarde Švarce | |||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Eduards Gešels | 17 |
Olympic family relations
- Wife of Eduards Gešels
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†4 December 1944. Died in the bombardment of Heilbronn.)