Agnesa Wlachovská
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Agnesa Búřilová, née Wlachovská, (born 4 January 1943)[2] is a former pair skater who competed for Czechoslovakia.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Married name: Agnesa Búřilová |
| Born | 4 January 1943 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Skating club | Slovan Bratislava[1] |
| Began skating | 1952 |
| Retired | 1966 |
Agnesa Wlachovská began skating in 1952.[3] After switching from singles to pairs, she had some bad falls — one resulted in a concussion that forced her to repeat a school year.[3] With partner Peter Bartosiewicz, she finished ninth at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[4] She became a coach after retiring from competition, working with 1984 Olympic bronze medalist Jozef Sabovčík.[5]
Though born in Rožňava, Búřilová has lived most of her life in Bratislava.[3] She has two sons, Peter Búřil and hockey player Vladimír Búřil (born in 1969).[3][6] She is the great-aunt of Canadian ice dancer Andrew Poje.[7]
Results
(with Bartosiewicz)
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 |
| Winter Olympics | 9th | |||
| World Championships | 10th | 10th | ||
| European Championships | 7th | 8th | 8th | 13th |
| Winter Universiade | 2nd | |||
| National | ||||
| Czechoslovak Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
