Maxi Herber was a German figure skater, born in Munich on 8 October 1920 and died on 20 October 2006, who competed in pair skating and single skating. She remains the youngest figure skating Olympic champion, winning pair gold with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics at the age of 15 years and 128 days. She also won the German single title three times, from 1933 to 1935, skating for the Munchner EV club. With Baier she won seven national titles, five European titles and four World titles alongside their Olympic gold, and they developed a Baier lift and likely the first side-by-side Axels in pairs at an ISU championship. She later sold her Olympic gold medal and donated the money to Holocaust survivors.
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Maxi Herber (8 October 1920-20 October 2006) was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating.
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Maxi Herber (8 October 1920-20 October 2006) was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating.
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She remains the youngest figure skating Olympic champion (at the age of 15 years and 128 days) from when she won gold in pair skating together with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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