Paul Falk

Paul Falk ( born December 21, 1921 in Dortmund ) is a former German figure skater, who started pair skating.

Career

His partner was Ria Baran. During her career, married the couple. They started for the Düsseldorf EC and had neither a trainer nor a choreographer or even sponsors.

Ria Baran and Paul Falk never lost a competition. As early as 1947 they were German champions, they defended this title until 1952. At international competitions, they were allowed to participate, however, only in 1951, as Germany was largely excluded after the Second World War the international sport. They were prompt in 1951 European Champion in Zurich and World Champion in Milan. In 1952 she defended at the European Championships in Vienna and the World Championships in Paris both titles. She also won the gold medal at the 1952 Olympics in Oslo. They invented the lasso lift and were the first pair, which showed parallel double jumps in his freestyle.

Also in artistic roller skating couples Ria Baran and Paul Falk in 1951 world champion.

Paul Falk 1951 Sportsman of the Year in Germany. After her Olympic victory, the Falk's changed to the pros and went to Holiday on Ice. By profession, Paul Falk was a precision mechanic. After the death of Ria Falk Paul Falk married again.

Results

Pair of running

( with Ria Baran )

Winter Olympic Games 1951 World Figure Skating Championships 1952 World Figure Skating Championships 1951 European Figure Skating Championships 1952 European Figure Skating Championships German Figure Skating Championships List of Olympic medalists in figure skating Pierre Brunet (figure skater) Ernst Baier Micheline Lannoy Sissy Schwarz Kurt Oppelt Barbara Wagner Oleg Protopopov Irina Rodnina Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev Oksana Kazakova David Pelletier Shen Xue Maxim Trankov Phyllis Johnson James H. Johnson Karl Mejstrik Ludwig Wrede Peter Kennedy (figure skater) Jennifer Nicks John Nicks Frances Dafoe Norris Bowden Maria Jelinek Otto Jelinek Irina Vorobieva Tassilo Thierbach Barbara Underhill Isabelle Brasseur Lloyd Eisler Ingo Steuer Pang Qing Aliona Savchenko Robin Szolkowy Olga Orgonista Idi Papez Karl Zwack Marianna Nagy (figure skater) Silvia Grandjean Michel Grandjean Yuko Kavaguti Alexander Smirnov (figure skater) Hugo Winzer Franz Ningel Wolfgang Danne Eberhard Rausch Almut Lehmann Andreas Nischwitz Christina Riegel Axel Rauschenbach Peggy Schwarz Claudia Rauschenbach Eva-Maria Fitze Rico Rex Daniel Wende Ruben Blommaert
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