Helene Engelmann

Helene Engelmann
Alfred Berger and Helene Engelmann
Personal information
Alternative names	Helene Jaroschka
Country represented	Austria
Born	9 February 1898 Vienna
Died	1 August 1985 (aged 87) Vienna
Former partner	Alfred Berger Karl Mejstrik
Retired	1924
Medal record Representing Austria Figure skating: Pairs Olympic Games 1924 Chamonix Pairs World Championships 1924 Manchester Pairs 1922 Davos Pairs 1914 St. Moritz Pairs 1913 Stockholm Pairs

Helene Engelmann (later Jaroschka, 9 February 1898 – 1 August 1985) was an Austrian pair skater. With Alfred Berger, she became the 1924 Olympic champion and a two-time world champion. She also won a world title with Karl Mejstrik.

Life and career

Engelmann was the daughter of Eduard Engelmann Jr., a three-time champion at the European Figure Skating Championships. She began skating as a small child, having been introduced to the sport at an early age.

Aged 15, she won the pair skating title at the 1913 World Championships with her skating partner Karl Mejstrik. She remains the youngest-ever world champion in the pair category.

Engelmann also won World titles in 1922 and 1924 with partner Alfred Berger. They won gold at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Engelmann did not compete at the European Championships, as her father did, because the pair category was not included until 1930.

Results

With Alfred Berger

With Karl Mejstrik

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