Wilhelm Henie

Wilhelm Henie ( born September 7, 1872 in Kristiania, † May 10, 1937 ) was a Norwegian cyclist and speed skater. He was the father of figure skater Sonja Henie.

Wilhelm Henie came from a wealthy merchant family and business to sports, therefore, as an amateur. In the web - Cycling World Championships 1894 in Antwerp was Stephenie champion stayer race of amateurs, so he became the first Norwegian world champion in any sport. In the same year Henie also presented at the velodrome of Herne Hill on two world records over two and about ten English miles. In 1895 he was at the World Cup in Cologne third parties. In 1900, he reached the second place in the amateur uprights at the World Championships in Paris.

Wilhelm Henie was also active as a speed skater; In 1896 he participated at the European Championships in Hamburg in part on four different tracks and reached a second and three third places. He started cycling to 1902.

20 years later, Wilhelm Henie won again fame as ambitious father of a figure skater, three -time Olympic Champion, ten -time world and six times European champion Sonja Henie, which he coached and managed.