Heinrich Burger
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Heinrich•Burger |
| Used name | Heinrich•Burger |
| Born | 31 May 1881 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER) |
| Died | 27 April 1942 (aged 60 years 10 months 27 days) in München (Munich), Bayern (GER) |
| Affiliations | MEV, München (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
In 1908 Heinrich Burger and Annie Hübler were the first Germans to won the pairs World Championship and they were the first German winter-sport Olympic Champions. They repeated as World Champions in 1910, and won German titles in 1907 and 1909. Burger was also successful as a singles skater, winning three German Championships in 1904, and 1906-07. He was also runner-up at the World Championships in 1904 and 1906, and third in 1908. In 1905 he was runner-up at the European Championships. Burger later became a figure skating judge, serving on the jury at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He was a lawyer by profession.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GER |
Heinrich Burger | |||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Annie Hübler | 1 | Gold | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | GER |
Heinrich Burger | ||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Final Standings | Judge #1 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships (0–1–0 1905 Bonn silver: singles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Figure Skating Championships (2–2–1 1904 Berlin silver: singles; 1906 München silver: singles; 1908 St. Petersburg gold: pairs; 1908 Troppau bronze: singles; 1910 Berlin gold: pairs)