Felix Kaspar
Figure skater
Died when: 88 years 325 days (1066 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Felix Kaspar (January 14, 1915 in Vienna, Austria – December 5, 2003 in Bradenton, Florida, U.S.) was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist.
Kaspar began figure skating at age of 9.He trained on the artificial ice rink of Eduard Engelmann Jr.Kaspar was famous for his high jumps.
At the beginning of World War II Kaspar was in Australia, where he met his wife, June.The couple was married for 54 years.
They had one daughter named Cherie.Kaspar spent the whole time of the World War II in Australia.In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Kaspar taught in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
In 1965 he moved with his family to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked there as a coach at the figure skating center in Golden Valley in the Twin Cities.
Amongst others, he coached the Japanese Emi Watanabe while there.In 1977 he moved with his family to Pasadena, California and worked there also as a figure skating coach.
In 1998 Kaspar has been admitted to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. [1] In 1989 Kaspar and his wife retired to Florida.
Felix Kaspar died at the age of 88 while suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
