Wolfgang Schwarz (born 14 September 1947, in Vienna) is an Austrian former figure skater. He is the 1968 Olympic gold medalist (one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic champions), a two-time (1967–1968) World silver medalist, and three-time (1967–1969) European silver medalist. Prior to the Grenoble Olympics, he had finished second to Austrian teammate Emmerich Danzer multiple times at the World and European Championships.
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 14 September 1947|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In December 2002, Schwarz was convicted on charges of trafficking in human beings after he brought five women from Russia and Lithuania to Austria to work as prostitutes.[1] He was given an 18-month sentence, postponed due to his skin cancer.[2] In December 2005, he was acquitted in a separate case of human trafficking.[2] In August 2006, he was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for plotting a kidnapping of a Romanian teenager.[3]
Competitive highlights
editYear | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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Winter Olympics | 15th | 1st | |||
World Championships | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | ||
European Championships | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Olympian jailed for human trafficking". Associated Press. Sports Illustrated. 6 December 2002.
- ^ a b "Schwarz cleared of human trafficking". Associated Press. ESPN. 15 December 2005.
- ^ "Skating gold medalist gets 8 years for kidnap plot". Associated Press. ESPN. 7 August 2006.