Alfred BERGER

Alfred Berger competed together with Helene Engelmann, who had skated pairs before World War I with (non-Olympian) Karl Mejstrik. Berger and Engelmann won all three consecutive Austrian Championships, in which they participated, from 1921-23. They competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships, winning the title on both occasions – 1922 and 1924. In addition to his skating career Berger was an Austrian champion in rowing and bobsledding. After his sports career, he owned a seed store. He was married to opera singer Dagmar Schmedes, daughter of the famous Danish tenor Erik Schmedes.