Gustav Hügel

Gustav Hügel (1871—6 April 1953) was an Austrian figure skater. He was a three-time (1897 and 1899-1900) World Champion and the 1901 European Champion. He won the German national championships in 1894 because, at that time, Austria and Germany held joint championships.

Career Hügel was the son of the publisher and editor in chief of the Wiener Vorstadt-Zeitung newspaper. He began ice skating when he was 12 and was trained by Leopold Frey. He placed 6th in his first European Championships in 1892, the only time he placed lower than second in a major international competition.

He did not compete in 1893 due to being required to fulfill military service. and he placed second at the 1894 European Championships.

After his competitive career, Hügel worked as a coach and owned a sports complex in Hietzing that acted as tennis courts in the summer and an outdoors ice skating rink in the winter. Skaters he coached included:

Emília Rotter and László Szollás Olga Orgonista and Sándor Szalay Piroska Szekrényessy and Attila Szekrényessy Dénes Pataky Elemér Terták Gillis Grafström Vivi-Anne Hultén Cecilia Colledge

Death Hügel died 6 April 1953. He was buried in Feuerhalle Simmering in Vienna.

Results Event 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 World Championships 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st European Championships 6th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st German Championships 1st 2nd