Emil Ratzenhofer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEmil•Ratzenhofer
Used nameEmil•Ratzenhofer
Born2 August 1914
Died17 December 2005
AffiliationsWEV, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Emil and his sister Herta Ratzenhofer were Austrian pairs figure skaters who finished ninth at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Olympics. They won two bronze medals, at the 1948 and 1949 European Championships. At Worlds they were fifth in 1949 and 11th the previous year.

During World War II, Emil and Herta were forced to represent Nazi Germany after the “Anschluss” and won the German national title in 1944. In addition to that they won the Austrian Championship in 1943, and again after the war in 1946-49. Ratzenhofer was an engineer by profession.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Figure Skating (Skating) AUT Emil Ratzenhofer
Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) Herta Ratzenhofer 9

Olympic family relations

Special Notes