Kurt Oppelt

Kurt Oppelt
Personal information
Country represented	Austria
Born	(1932-03-18)March 18, 1932 Vienna, Austria
Died	September 16, 2015(2015-09-16) (aged 83) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Former partner	Sissy Schwarz
Retired	1956
Medal record Representing  Austria Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs World Championships 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs 1955 Vienna Pairs 1954 Oslo Pairs European Championships 1956 Paris Pairs 1954 Bolzano Pairs 1953 Davos Pairs

Kurt Oppelt (March 18, 1932 – September 16, 2015) was an Austrian figure skater who is best known for his career in pair skating. With Sissy Schwarz, he is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time Austrian national champion (1952–56).

Oppelt started his career as a singles skater, taking bronze at the Austrian Championships in 1951–52 and silver in 1953. He placed 11th both at the 1952 Olympics and at the 1953 World Championships.

Oppelt's partner in pair skating was Sissy Schwarz. In 1952, they won their first national title and were sent to their first European Championships, where they placed seventh. The pair then competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, where they placed ninth, and at the 1952 World Championships, finishing seventh.

Schwarz/Oppelt stepped onto the European podium for the first time at the 1953 European Championships, where they won the bronze medal, and then placed sixth at the World Championships. In 1954, they became European silver medalists and went on to win their first World medal, bronze, at the 1954 World Championships. They followed it up with silver at the 1955 World Championships, finishing as close runners-up to Canada's Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden, who took their second World title.

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