Career
Their coach was Erich Zeller. The skaters had signed professional contracts and skated as professionals with Holiday on Ice before the 1964 Olympics, a violation of their amateur status and strict International Olympic Committee rules. In 1966, because the team had signed a professional skating contract before the 1964 Winter Olympics – against the rules at the time – they were stripped of the medal.
The couple was deemed "rehabilitated.""
In 1964 they turned professional and skated in the Vienna Ice Revue and later at Holiday on Ice.
Also, after their amateur figure skating career both became singers of German Schlagers (German version of popular songs). In the mid-1960s they recorded some songs together.
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler had also some songs as a solo singer. Bäumler"s greatest success was the song "Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen".
The most successful songs of the duo Kilius/Bäumler were "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" ("When Cowboys Dream") and "Honeymoon in Saint Tropez" (both 1964).
From 1964 Hans-Jürgen Bäumler has also worked as an actor. In 1969 he had a main role in Im weißen Rössel and in 1970 in Maske in Blau (Mask in Blue), both operettas. He was also successful in the television series Salto Mortale.
In the mid-1970s he hosted several quiz shows, among others Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (The apple does not fall far from the trunk), Das waren Hits (These were hits) and Was wäre wenn (What If) on ZDF (a public German television-channel).
Between 1990 and 1993 he worked for RTL (a private German television-channel). The name of the show was Riskant (Risky a Germany version of Jeopardy!).
Later he was also seen as a theater actor. Since 1974 he has been married to Marina, a teacher.
The couple has two sons, Christoph and Bastian.
They live today in the south of France in Nice. "Wenn die Cowboys träumen" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
"Honeymoon in Saint Tropez" 1964 (with Marika Kilius)
"Wunderschönes fremdes Mädchen" 1964
"Sorry little Baby" 1964
Men"s singles
Pairs with Marika Kilius.