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{{Short description|German figure skater (1907–1939)}}
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'''Leopold Maier-Labergo''' (3 March 1907 – 9 May 1939) was a German [[figure skating|figure skater]]. He was born in [[Salzburg]], Austria.

Maier-Labergo was a three-time German men's champion in figure skating between 1930 and 1942. He came in fifth place at the [[1931 World Figure Skating Championships|1931 World Championships]], but never participated in the Olympics or the European Championships. At club level, he represented Münchner EV (based in [[Munich]]), where his coach was [[Ludwig Niedermayer]].

After Maier-Labergo's amateur career he became a professional skater and skating coach in [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]], Canada, where he was known as '''Leopold Labergo'''. One of his students was [[Mary Rose Thacker]], a future Canadian and North American champion, while others included [[Fraser Sweatman]] and [[Audrey Garland]], who skated for Canada at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]]. A graduate of the [[University of Munich]] in music, he was an accomplished pianist who taught music, and gave occasional recitals on [[CKY-FM]]. Maier-Labergo died in Winnipeg in 1939, aged 32, at the [[Misericordia Health Centre]]. His death came after a short illness, and was unexpected.

== Competitive highlights in figure skating==

{| class="wikitable"
! Event
! 1930
! 1931
! 1932
|-
| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || || align="center" | 5 ||
|-
| [[German Figure Skating Championships|German Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1 || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1 || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1
|}

==References==
* Obituary in [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39321042/ ''The Winnipeg Tribune'', May 9, 1939, p. 5]
* Vital Statistics Agency (Manitoba), [http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records]
* ''Eis- und Rollsport'', 49th year, No. 9, 5 January 1939

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