Willy Böckl

Willy Böckl (27 January 1893 – 22 April 1975) was an Austrian figure skater. He won the World Figure Skating Championships four times and captured two silver medals at the Winter Olympics.

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
1924 ChamonixMen's singles
1928 St. MoritzMen's singles
Willy Böckl
Böckl
Personal information
Country represented Austria
Born(1893-01-27)27 January 1893
Died22 April 1975(1975-04-22) (aged 82)

After retiring from skating, he moved to the United States and became a coach. In 1938, Willy Boeckl (the spelling was changed sometime after he arrived in the United States) was one of thirteen prominent figure skating instructors from the United States and Canada, who met in Lake Placid, New York for the purpose of forming an association of figure skating instructors. This distinguished group became known as the American Skaters Guild (the name was later changed to the Professional Skaters Guild of America in 1950, and again to the current name of the Professional Skaters Association). Willy became the first president of the guild; Willie Frick its first vice-president, and Walter Arian, second vice-president.[1]

Results
International
Event 1913 1914 1920 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Winter Olympics2nd2nd
World Championships2nd3rd3rd2nd2nd1st1st1st1st
European Championships3rd3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st
National
Austrian Championships1st1st1st1st2nd
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References
  1. PS Magazine, 50th Anniversary issue, History of the Professional Skaters Guild of America, January, 1988


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