Erik Pausin
Erik Pausin (18 April 1920 – May 1997) was an Austrian pair skater. With his sister Ilse Pausin, he won the silver medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics at age 15, became one of the youngest male figure skating Olympic medalists. They won five consecutive silver medals (1935–1939) at the World Figure Skating Championships and three consecutive silver medals (1937–1939) at the European Figure Skating Championships. In 1939, they competed representing Nazi Germany, which swept the Worlds pairs podium that year.
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| Born | 18 April 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 1997 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Ilse Pausin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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