Jaromír Holan
Jaromír Holan in 2015
Born (1941-05-14) 14 May 1941
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Figure skating career
CountryCzechoslovakia
PartnerDana Holanová (Novotná)
Jitka Babická
Retiredc. 1969
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Ice dance
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 BratislavaIce dance

Jaromír Holan (born 14 May 1941 in Prague) is a Czech former ice dancer who represented Czechoslovakia.[1] Competing in partnership with Jitka Babická, he won bronze at the 1966 European Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.[2][3]

By 1968, Holan had teamed up with Dana Novotná. After their marriage, she competed as Dana Holanová. The duo won two national titles and placed 8th at the 1969 World Championships. After retiring from competition, Holan emigrated to the United States and became a skating coach in Ohio.[4]

Competitive highlights

With Holanová (Novotná)

International
Event 1968 1969
World Championships8th
European Championships10th7th
National
Czechoslovak Championships1st1st

With Babická

International
Event 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67
Worlds14th10th8th11th
Europeans10th9th7th6th7th3rd6th
Prague Skate2nd1st1st
National
Czechoslovak2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1st

Men's singles

National
Event 57–58 58–59 59–60 60–61
Czechoslovak Championships3rd3rd3rd2nd

References

  1. ↑ Czechoslovak Life. Orbis. 1966. Jitka Babicka and Jaromir Holan are among the most experienced Czechoslovak ice dancers, but they have always been overshadowed by the Roman brother and sister pair.
  2. ↑ "European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
  4. ↑ This is Madison. Madison Associates, Incorporated. August 1976. ...Lincoln, Nebraska, skate in the Cincinnati Gardens under the tutelage of Jaromir Holan. In December they will enter the Gold Dance competition in the Eastern Upper Great Lakes Competition, their first year at this level.
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