Career
Seibt began skating at age four, having been advised to take up an outdoor activity after suffering pneumonia. He practiced at the Engelmann club in Hernals, Vienna, under the guidance of Rudolf Kutzer and Karl Schäfer. Seibt was coached by Inge Lind-Solar after World World War World War II In 1948, he was sent to his first European Championships, where he placed seventh, and then competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth.
From 1946 to 1948, Seibt also competed in pair skating with Susi Giebisch.
Together, they were three-time national silver medalists and competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics, placing 11th. Seibt stepped onto a major international podium for the first time at the 1949 European Championships, winning the bronze medal.
After retiring from competition in 1952, he performed for three years with the Wiener Eisrevue (Holiday on Ice). Seibt coached in Vienna from 1955 to 1962, in Düsseldorf from 1962 to 1967, and in Milan from 1967 to 1972.
His students included Hanna Eigel, Regine Heitzer, Trixi Schuba, Evelyn Rossoukhi-Schneider, Christa Jorda, Sissy Zehetmayer, Günter Anderl, Gerhard Hubmann, Ronald Koppelent, Peter Jonas, Claudia Kristofics-Binder, Helmut Kristofics-Binder, Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl, Petra Ruhrmann, Dagmar Lurz, Uschi Kessler, Rita Trapanese.
The Hellmut Seibt Memorial is an annual competition named after him. Pairs with Giebisch.