Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships

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The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships (Czech: Mistrovství Československa v krasobruslení) were an annual figure skating competition organized by the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union (Czech: Československý krasobruslařský svaz) to crown the national champions of Czechoslovakia. The championships held in Prague in 1924 were the first after a break of several years, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating. No competitions were held between 1940 and 1945 due to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. The last installment of the Czechoslovak Championships took place in December 1992, mere weeks before the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The establishment of independent Czech and Slovak Republics led to separate Czech and Slovak Figure Skating Championships.

StatusDefunct
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country Czechoslovakia
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Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships
Lapel pin of the Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union
StatusDefunct
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country Czechoslovakia
Years active1924–1993
Organized byCzechoslovak Figure Skating Union
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Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Karol Divín holds the record for winning the most Czechoslovak Championship titles in men's singles (with eleven), while Hana Mašková holds the record in women's singles (with five), Soňa Balunová and Miloslav Balun hold the record in pair skating (with six), and Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman hold the record in ice dance (with seven).

History

The First Czechoslovak Republic was established in 1918 after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Skating Union of the Czechoslovak Republic (Czech: Bruslařský svaz Československé republiky; Slovak: Korčuliarsky zväz Československej republiky) was formed in 1922, bringing together Czechs and Slovaks in both figure skating and speed skating.[1] After "a break of several years",[2] the first skating championships were held in Prague in 1924, and featured competitions in both speed skating and figure skating.[2] Prior to the construction of indoor ice rinks, figure skating in Czechoslovakia was dependent on the weather, as lakes and outdoor rinks needed to be sufficiently frozen in order for skaters to practice, least of all compete.[3] The first indoor ice rink in Czechoslovakia was built on Štvanice in Prague in 1932, establishing Prague as the skating center of Czechoslovakia. Skating lagged in Slovakia until the construction of an artificial ice rink in Bratislava. The Czechoslovak Figure Skating Union was established in 1945 to foster cooperation between Czech and Slovak skaters.[1]

The peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia occurred on 31 December 1992, leading to the creation of two independent nations: the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[4] However, the 1993 Czechoslovak Figure Skating Championships had already been held in Hradec Králové earlier in December.[5] Therefore, the first figure skating championships of the newly independent Czech Republic and Slovakia did not take place until 1994.[6][7] Many Czechoslovak medalists went on to compete successfully for the newly independent nations: Kateřina Beránková, Radka Kovaříková, Lenka Kulovaná, René Novotný, Jaroslav Suchý, and Irena Zemanová for the Czech Republic;[8] and Pavol Poráč, Viera Poráčová, Zaneta Štefániková, and Rastislav Vnučko for Slovakia.[7]

Senior medalists

Ondrej Nepela on the ice
Jana Mrázková on the ice
Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman on the ice
From left to right: Ondrej Nepela, eight-time Czechoslovak champion in men's singles; Jana Mrázková, five-time Czechoslovak champion in women's singles; and Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman, seven-time Czechoslovak champions in ice dance

Men's singles

Ondrej Nepela, eight-time Czechoslovak national champion, died in 1989 at the age of 38.[9][10] The Ondrej Nepela Memorial premiered in 1993,[11] and is held annually at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.[12] Nepela was named the Slovak Athlete of the Century in 2000.[13]

More information Year, Location ...
Senior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1924 Prague Josef Slíva Antonín Slíva Dr. Slánský [2]
1925 Banská Bystrica Otto Maršálek [14]
1926 Prague Otto Maršálek František Mann [15]
1927 Antonín Slíva Otto Maršálek [16]
1928 Otto Gold [17]
1929 Bohumil Sak [18]
1930 Štrbské Pleso Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia France Avčin (Yugoslavia) [19]
1931 Prague Rudolf Pražnovský Antonín Slíva [20]
1932 Ostrava Vladimír Koudelka Bohumil Sak [21]
1933 Prague Vladimír Koudelka Austria Josef Bernhauser (Austria) Germany Herbert Haertel (Germany) [22]
1934 Plzeň Rudolf Pražnovský Helmut Losert [23]
1935 Banská Bystrica Rudolf Pražnovský Vladimír Koudelka Jaroslav Sadílek [24]
1936 Opava Austria Emil Ratzenhofer (Austria)[a] Jaroslav Sadílek[a] Helmut Losert [25]
1937 Hradec Králové Rudolf Pražnovský Miroslav Hasenöhrl [26]
1938 Miroslav Hasenöhrl No other competitors listed [27]
1939 Prague Jaroslav Sadílek [28]
1940–45 No competitions due to World War II
1946 Prague Zdeněk Fikar Josef Dědič Vladislav Čáp [29]
1947 Josef Dědič Zdeněk Fikar [30]
1948 Pardubice Vladislav Čáp Josef Dědič [31]
1949 Prague Ivan Mauer [32]
1950 Ostrava Zdeněk Fikar Vladislav Čáp Karol Divín [33]
1951 Prague Karol Divín Vladislav Čáp [34]
1952 Ostrava Miroslav Kutina [35]
1953 Bratislava Vladislav Čáp Ivan Mauer [36]
1954 Brno Karol Divín Zdeněk Fikar [37]
1955 Ostrava Ivan Mauer Miroslav Kutina [38]
1956 Prague Gerhardt Bubník [39]
1957 Gerhardt Bubník Pavel Fohler [40]
1958 Pavel Fohler Jaromír Holan [41]
1959 Bratislava [42]
1960 Prague [43]
1961 Ostrava East Germany Bodo Bockenauer (East Germany) [44]
1962 Bratislava Václav Kotek Karel Fajfr [45]
1963 Opava Marián Filc [46]
1964 Brno Ondrej Nepela Václav Kotek [47]
1965 Prague Ondrej Nepela Marián Filc [48]
1966 Ostrava Josef Tůma [49]
1967 Gottwaldov [50]
1968 Brno Petr Starec [51]
1969 České Budějovice [52]
1970 Prešov Jozef Žídek Zdeněk Pazdírek František Pechar [53]
1971 Plzeň Ondrej Nepela Jozef Žídek [54]
1972 Karviná [55]
1973 Liptovský Mikuláš František Pechar [56]
1974 Prague Zdeněk Pazdírek František Pechar Miroslav Šoška [57]
1975 Havířov [58]
1976 Prague Miroslav Šoška Zdeněk Pazdírek Karel Zelenka [59]
1977 Žilina František Pechar Jozef Sabovčík [60]
1978 Brno Ivan Králik Mr. Jelínek [61]
1979 Bratislava Jozef Sabovčík Josef Šenk [62]
1980 Karviná Jozef Sabovčík Miroslav Šoška [63]
1981 Košice Ivan Králik [64]
1982 Prostějov [65]
1983 Banská Bystrica Petr Barna Villiam Kálavský [66]
1984 Olomouc [67]
1985 Havířov Petr Barna Jozef Sabovčík Josef Šenk [68]
1986 Bratislava Jozef Sabovčík Jaroslav Suchý Miroslav Picek [69]
1987 Prostějov Petr Barna [70]
1988 Nitra Martin Kotulič [71]
1989 Havířov Pavel Vančo Jiří Jahn [72]
1990 Ostrava [73]
1991 Prague Rastislav Vnučko Karol Ištoňa [74]
1992 Ružomberok Jaroslav Suchý Rastislav Vnučko [75]
1993 Hradec Králové Rastislav Vnučko Ladislav Vince [5]
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Women's singles

More information Year, Location ...
Senior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1924 Prague Ms. Višková Libuše Veselá No other competitors [2]
1925 Banská Bystrica Libuše Veselá No other competitors [14]
1926 Prague [15]
1927 [16]
1928 [17]
1929 Norway Edel Randem (Norway) [18]
1930 Štrbské Pleso No women's competitors [19]
1931 Prague Libuše Veselá H. Fröhlichová No other competitors [20]
1932 Ostrava Germany Paula Schmidt (Germany) Libuše Veselá Germany Fräulein Ritscher (Germany) [21]
1933 Prague Austria Liselotte Landbeck (Austria)[b] Belgium Yvonne de Ligne (Belgium) Germany Maxi Herber (Germany) [22]
1934 Plzeň Fritzi Metznerová J. Mikšová Libuše Veselá [23]
1935 Banská Bystrica Liesl Helbaum Ms. Subrt [24]
1936 Opava Austria Fräulein Reisinger (Austria)[c] Věra Hrubá[c] Fritzi Metznerová [25]
1937 Hradec Králové Věra Hrubá Anna Houdková Zdeňka Porgesová [26]
1938 Eva Nyklová Eva Katzová [27]
1939 Prague No other competitors listed [28]
1940–45 No competitions due to World War II
1946 Prague Eva Nyklová Jiřina Nekolová Alena Vrzáňová [29]
1947 Alena Vrzáňová Dagmar Lerchová [30]
1948 Pardubice Dagmar Lerchová Ms. Masaková [31]
1949 Prague Jiřina Nekolová Dagmar Lerchová [32]
1950 Ostrava Dagmar Lerchová No other competitors [33]
1951 Prague Dagmar Lerchová Alexandra Černá Miroslava Náchodská [34]
1952 Ostrava Miroslava Náchodská Jarmila Königová [35]
1953 Bratislava Milena Tůmová [36]
1954 Brno Dagmar Lerchová Alexandra Černá [37]
1955 Ostrava Dagmar Lerchová-Řeháková Milena Tůmová Miroslava Náchodská [38]
1956 PragueMilena Tůmová Jindra Kramperová Milena Kladrubská [39]
1957 Jindra Kramperová Jitka Hlaváčková Jana Dočekalová [40]
1958 Jana Dočekalová Jitka Hlaváčková [41]
1959 Bratislava [42]
1960 Prague Jana Mrázková Jitka Hlaváčková Jindra Kramperová [76]
1961 Ostrava Jindra Kramperová Eva Grožajová [77]
1962 Bratislava Eva Grožajová Jitka Hlaváčková [45]
1963 Opava Jitka Šimonová [78]
1964 Brno Alena Augustová Bohunka Šrámková [47]
1965 Prague Hana Mašková Jana Mrázková [79]
1966 Ostrava Alena Augustová Marie Víchová [49]
1967 Gottwaldov Marie Víchová Eva Gašparcová [50]
1968 Brno [51]
1969 České Budějovice Eleonora Barická Ľudmila Bezáková [52]
1970 Prešov Ľudmila Bezáková Liana Drahová Iva Matysová [53]
1971 Plzeň [54]
1972 Karviná Liana Drahová Ľudmila Bezáková Helena Sedláčková [55]
1973 Liptovský Mikuláš Hana Knapová V. Nádvorníková [56]
1974 Prague Zdenka Fiurášková Eva Štolfová [57]
1975 Havířov Hana Knapová Iva Cibulková [58]
1976 Prague Hana Knapová Eva Ďurišinová Renata Baierová [59]
1977 Žilina Eva Ďurišinová Renata Baierová Hana Schiesslová [60]
1978 Brno Renata Baierová Eva Ďurišinová Hana Veselá [61]
1979 Bratislava Hana Veselá Eva Ďurišinová [62]
1980 Karviná Barbora Knotková Hana Veselá [63]
1981 Košice Hana Veselá Barbora Knotková [64]
1982 Prostějov Hana Veselá Barbora Knotková Tatiana Michalková [65]
1983 Banská Bystrica Gabriela Ballová [66]
1984 Olomouc Kateřina Kamberská [67]
1985 Havířov Gabriela Ballová Hana Veselá Jana Přibylová [68]
1986 Bratislava Jana Přibylová Jana Petrušková [69]
1987 Prostějov Iveta Voralová Kateřina Nováková [70]
1988 Nitra [71]
1989 Havířov Marcela Kochollová Kateřina Mrázová [72]
1990 Ostrava Lenka Kulovaná [73]
1991 Prague Zaneta Štefániková Gabriela Guzejová [74]
1992 Ružomberok Irena Zemanová Kateřina Beránková [75]
1993 Hradec Králové Kateřina Beránková Zaneta Štefániková [5]
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Pairs

More information Year, Location ...
Senior pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1924 Prague
  • Ms. Holzbachová
  • Mr. Kundert
 No other competitors [2]
1925 Banská Bystrica No other competitors [14]
1926 Prague
  • Ms. Gorková
  • Mr. Kundert
 No other competitors [15]
1927 Pairs competition cancelled due to poor condition of the ice [16]
1928 No other competitors [17]
1929
No other competitors [18]
1930 Štrbské Pleso
  • H. Fröhlichová
  • Mr. Tabeles
 [19]
1931 Prague [20]
1932 Ostrava
  • Ms. Holzbach
  • Josef Vosolsobě
  • Ms. Martinková
  • Mr. Pavlik
 [21]
1933 Prague (Poland)[d]
  • Austria
(Austria)[d]		 [d] [22]
1934 Plzeň Pairs competition cancelled due to poor condition of the ice [23]
1935 Banská Bystrica
  • Austria
  • Liese Klanek
  • Adolf Rozdol
(Austria)[e][f]
  • Věra Trejbalová
  • Josef Vosolsobě
[e]
  • Běla Zachová
  • Karel Glogar
 [24]
1936 Opava
  • Austria
  • Edeltraut Kafka
  • Kurt Hanke
(Austria)[f]		 No other competitors [25]
1937 Hradec Králové
  • Věra Trejbalová
  • Josef Vosolsobě
  • Ms. Procházková
  • Mr. Suk
  • Feda Kalenčíková
  • Karel Glogar
 [26]
1938
  • A. Wächterlová
  • Fritz Lesk
  • Ms. Procházková
  • Mr. Suk
 [27]
1939 Prague
  • Ms. Delavosová
  • Mr. Wachtl
 No other competitors listed [28]
1940–45 No competitions due to World War II
1946 Prague
  • Běla Zachová
  • Jaroslav Zach
  • Ľudmila Dulková
  • Jozef Šturm
 [29]
1947
  • Běla Zachová
  • Jaroslav Zach
[30]
1948 Pardubice
  • Dagmar Hrubá
  • Jiří Očenášek
  • Ms. Prenosilová
  • František Landi
 [31]
1949 Prague
  • Běla Zachová
  • Jaroslav Zach
 No other competitors [32]
1950 Ostrava
  • Ľudmila Dulková
  • Emil Skákala
 [33]
1951 Prague No other competitors [34]
1952 Ostrava [35]
1953 Bratislava No other competitors [36]
1954 Brno
[37]
1955 Ostrava
[81]
1956 Prague
  • Ms. Bečková
  • Mr. Hodaň
 [39]
1957
  • Ms. Červenková
  • Mr. Lebr
 [40]
1958 [41]
1959 Bratislava
[42]
1960 Prague
  • Marie Hezinová
  • Karel Janouch
 [43]
1961 Ostrava (East Germany) [44]
1962 Bratislava
  • Irena Špatenková
  • Milan Cirman
 [82]
1963 Opava
  • Olga Reinišová
  • Pavel Komárek
 [78]
1964 Brno
[47]
1965 Prague
  • Miroslava Sáblíková
  • Pavel Komárek
 [79]
1966 Ostrava [83]
1967 Gottwaldov
  • Dana Fialová
  • Milos Man
[84]
1968 Brno [51]
1969 České Budějovice
  • Dana Fialová
  • Josef Tůma
  • Miroslava Sáblíková
  • Pavel Komárek
 [52]
1970 Prešov
  • Dana Fialová
  • Josef Tůma
  • Irena Hankusová
  • Stanislav Židek
  • Lea Kostelková
  • J. Smažil
 [53]
1971 Plzeň
  • Miroslava Sáblíková
  • Pavel Komárek
  • Ms. Nagyová
  • Mr. Lounek
 [54]
1972 Karviná
  • Miroslava Sáblíková
  • Pavel Komárek
  • Irena Hankusová
  • Stanislav Židek
  • Ilona Urbanová
  • Mr. Horniak
 [55]
1973 Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Ilona Urbanová
  • Ales Zach
  • Galina Drahová
  • Stanislav Židek
 [56]
1974 Prague
  • Ilona Urbanová
  • Ales Zach
 [57]
1975 Havířov [g]
  • Jana Blahová
  • Ludek Feňo
 No other competitors [58]
1976 Prague
  • Ramona Thýnová
  • Vlastimil Burian
 [59]
1977 Žilina
  • Renata Kostková
  • Jozef Komár
 [60]
1978 Brno
  • Ramona Thýnová
  • Vlastimil Burian
 No other competitors [61]
1979 Bratislava
  • Renata Kostková
  • Jozef Komár
  • Ramona Thýnová
  • Vlastimil Burian
 [62]
1980 Karviná
[63]
1981–82 No pairs competitors
1983 Banská Bystrica
  • Dagmar Kovářová
  • Jozef Komár
  • Hana Dědková
  • Ladislav Kozák
 [66]
1984 Olomouc
  • Dagmar Kovářová
  • Jozef Komár
 No other competitors [67]
1985 Havířov
  • Dagmar Kovářová
  • Jozef Komár
 No other competitors [68]
1986 Bratislava [h] No other competitors [69]
1987 Prostějov
  • Dagmar Kovářová
  • Karel Kovář
  • Ms. Mentlíková
  • Mr. Duras
 [70]
1988 Nitra
  • Barbora Smolíková
  • Roman Oberfranc
 [71]
1989 Havířov [i]
  • Barbora Smolíková
  • Roman Oberfranc
 No other competitors [72]
1990 Ostrava
  • Svetlana Dragaeva
  • Karel Kovář
 [73]
1991 Prague No other competitors [74]
1992–93 No pairs competitors
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Ice dance

Pavel Roman, seven-time Czechoslovak champion in ice dance with his sister Eva Romanová, died in a motorcycle crash in 1972.[85] In 1992, the Olomouc Figure Skating Club debuted the Pavel Roman Memorial – a competition exclusively for ice dance – in Olomouc, in what was then Czechoslovakia. Since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this competition has continued annually in the Czech Republic.[86]

More information Year, Location ...
Senior ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1959 Bratislava
[42]
1960 Prague
  • Ms. Zapletalová
  • Mr. Hodan
 [76]
1961 Ostrava
  • Anna Horecká
  • Ivan Herman
 [77]
1962 Bratislava [45]
1963 Opava
  • Sylva Draisaitlová
  • Miroslav Gřešek
 [78]
1964 Brno [47]
1965 Prague
  • Ludmila Kotková
  • Václav Kotek
 [79]
1966 Ostrava
  • Sylva Draisaitlová
  • Miroslav Gřešek
[83]
1967 Gottwaldov
[84]
1968 Brno
  • Ms. Mihalisková
  • Jaroslav Hainz
 [51]
1969 České Budějovice [52]
1970 Prešov
  • Eva Sklenská
  • Jan Řesek
  • Svetlana Marinovová
  • Miloš Buršík
 [53]
1971 Plzeň
  • Svetlana Marinovová
  • Miloš Buršík
  • Dana Rousová
  • Dusan Rous
 [54]
1972 Karviná
  • Ludmilla Nogolová
  • František Blaťák
 [55]
1973 Liptovský Mikuláš
  • Ludmilla Nogolová
  • František Blaťák
 [56]
1974 Prague [57]
1975 Havířov [58]
1976 Prague
  • Zuzana Vránová
  • Kamil Budík
[59]
1977 Žilina
  • Zuzana Vránová
  • Kamil Budík
 [60]
1978 Brno [61]
1979 Bratislava [62]
1980 Karviná [63]
1981 Košice [64]
1982 Prostějov [65]
1983 Banská Bystrica
  • Jana Kašpárková
  • Pavel Laurenčík
 [66]
1984 Olomouc [67]
1985 Havířov
  • Dana Jendrisková
  • Roman Sabol
 [68]
1986 Bratislava
  • Jana Kašpárková
  • Pavel Laurenčík
  • Jana Pospišilová
  • Michal Mrva
 [69]
1987 Prostějov
[70]
1988 Nitra [71]
1989 Havířov
[j]
  • Monika Mandíková
  • Oliver Pekár
 No other competitors [72]
1990 Ostrava
  • Ms. Goliášová
  • Mr. David
 [73]
1991 Prague [k] No other competitors [74]
1992 Ružomberok
[75]
1993 Hradec Králové [5]
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Jaroslav Sadilek was named the 1936 Czechoslovak Champion because Emil Ratzenhofer, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from Austria.[25]
  2. [b]
    Although Libuše Veselá finished in seventh place, she was named the 1933 Czechoslovak Champion since she was the highest-ranked Czechoslovak skater.[22]
  3. [c]
    Věra Hrubá was named the 1936 Czechoslovak Champion, because Fräulein Reisinger, the first-place finisher, was a guest skater from Austria.
  4. [d]
    Libuše Veselá and Vojtěch Veselý were named the 1933 Czechoslovak Champions, because the first- and second-place teams were guest skaters from Poland and Austria, respectively.[80]
  5. [e]
    Věra Trejbalová and Josef Vosolsobě were named the 1935 Czechoslovak Champions, because Liese Kianek and Adolf Rozdol, the first-place finishers, were guest skaters from Austria.
  6. [f]
    There were no pairs champions named in the 1936 Czechoslovak Championships, because all of the entrants were guest skaters from Austria.
  7. [g]
    Ingrid Spieglová and Alan Spiegl were not awarded the title of Czechoslovak Champions, because the minimum required number of entrants in the competition was not met.[58]
  8. [h]
    Lenka Knapová and René Novotný were not awarded the title of Czechoslovak Champions, because the minimum required number of entrants in the competition was not met.[69]
  9. [i]
    Radka Kovaříková and René Novotný were not awarded the title of Czechoslovak Champions, because the minimum required number of entrants in the competition was not met.[72][73][74]
  10. [j]
    Andrea Juklová and Martin Šimeček were not awarded the title of Czechoslovak Champions, because the minimum required number of entrants in the competition was not met.[72]
  11. [k]
    Kateřina Mrázová and Martin Šimeček were not awarded the title of Czechoslovak Champions, because the minimum required number of entrants in the competition was not met.[74]

Records

Karol Divín on the ice
Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman at the 1965 World Championships
From left to right: Karol Divín won eleven Czechoslovak Championship titles in men's singles; while Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman won seven Czechoslovak Championship titles in ice dance.
More information Discipline, Most championship titles ...
Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 11 1954–64 [87]
Women's singles 5 1965–69 [88]
Pairs 6 1950–55 [33][34]
[35][36]
[37][81]
Ice dance 7 1959–65 [42][76]
[77][45]
[78][47]
[79]
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