Ralph Burghart is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on September 16, 1966 in Vienna, Austria. Burghart won his seventh national championship in 1991-92 and was 11th at the 1992 European Championships held in Lausanne (Switzerland). Burghart finished 18th at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. After his fifth appearance at World Championships, he ended his competitive career.
Burghart won his third national championship in 1988. He placed 14th at the European Championships held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. After that, he participated in his first World Championships and finished 16th in Budapest. Burghart was in the top ten at 1990 European Championships, Leningrad (Soviet Union). Burghart ranked seventh in compulsory figures, tenth for the short program, ninth for the free skate and ninth overall.
Burghart started skating when he was four years old and joined the EKE Vienna skate club in 1975. In the 1984-85 season, Burghart became Austria’s senior national champ and was then selected to compete in the 1985 European Championships. He was 13th at the Gothenburg, Sweden event.
