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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Willy Bietak |
| Born | 23 May 1947 Vöcklabruck, Austria |
| Height | 183 cm (6.00 ft) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Retired | 1970s |
Wilhelm "Willy" Bietak (born 23 May 1947) is an Austrian pair skater and skating event producer. During his career, he competed internationally with partners Evelyne Schneider and Gerlinde Schönbauer, appearing at two Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.
Personal life
[edit]Bietak was born on 23 May 1947 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria. He is the son of Austrian figure skater Ilse Hornung.[1]
Career
[edit]With Gerlinde Schönbauer, he represented Austria at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where they placed 12th. Their partnership ended in 1966.
He then teamed up with Evelyne Schneider. They represented Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics, where they placed 15th.
Following his retirement from competitive skating, he founded Willy Bietak Productions, a production company headquartered in Santa Monica, California.[2] The company produces skating events and temporary ice rinks for events.
He was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2009.
Competitive highlights
[edit]With Schneider
[edit]| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
| Winter Olympics | 15th | ||||
| World Championships | 12th | 13th | 13th | WD | |
| European Championships | 13th | 12th | 10th | 13th | 14th |
| Winter Universiade | 3rd | ||||
| National | |||||
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
With Schönbauer
[edit]| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
| Winter Olympics | 12th | |||
| World Championships | 11th | 10th | ||
| European Championships | 14th | 9th | 9th | 11th |
| National | ||||
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wilhelm Bietak". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
- ↑ "Willy Bietak Productions, Inc". Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.
External links
[edit]- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vöcklabruck
- Austrian male pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters for Austria
- Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Austria
- Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade
- 20th-century Austrian sportsmen