Sports legend is 80

Six times 6.0 – the almost perfect Emmerich Danzer

Flying high: figure skater Emmerich Danzer was a superstar far beyond Austria's borders.(Bild: zVg)

He once won seven gold medals in figure skating for Austria. Only at the 1968 Olympic Games did Emmerich Danzer, who celebrates his 80th birthday on March 15, unfortunately slip up and finish fourth. The "Krone" visited the Viennese on the occasion of his special day.

"I'm doing no worse than brilliantly. I go to the gym three times a week!" Remarkable for a 79-year-old who swore to his wife that he would give up his vice - smoking - for his 80th birthday on March 15.