Miloslav Balun | |||||||||||||||
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Other names | Miroslav Balun | ||||||||||||||
Born | Těšice, Czechoslovakia | 14 December 1920||||||||||||||
Died | 25 December 1994 74) Vienna, Austria | (aged||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
Partner | Soňa Balunová | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miloslav Balun[1] (also credited as Miroslav Balun; 14 December 1920 – 25 December 1994) was a Czechoslovak pair skater. With Soňa Balunová, he became the 1954 European bronze medalist[2][3][4][5] and a six-time national champion. He also competed in volleyball.
In 1953, Balun began working as a skating coach in Prague. He later worked in Russia[1] (1963–1964) and Linz, Austria (from 1967). He married Balunová in 1950. Their daughter, Sonja Balun (born in 1955), competed for Austria in ladies' single skating.
Competitive highlights
With Soňa Balunová
International | ||||||
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Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
European Championships | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | ||
National | ||||||
Czechoslovak Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
- 1 2 Mishin, Alexei (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы [Figure skating in Russia] (in Russian). Северо-Восток. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.
- ↑ "2010 European Championships: Media guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
"ISU Figure Skating Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-05. - ↑ Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
Sonja Balunova.
- ↑ Hines, James R. (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Balun.
- ↑ Hines, James R. (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.
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