Miloslav Balun
Other namesMiroslav Balun
Born(1920-12-14)14 December 1920
Těšice, Czechoslovakia
Died25 December 1994(1994-12-25) (aged 74)
Vienna, Austria
Figure skating career
CountryCzechoslovakia
PartnerSoňa Balunová
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1954 BolzanoPairs

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
Event 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
European Championships6th6th3rd7th
National
Czechoslovak Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "2010 European Championships: Media guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
    "ISU Figure Skating Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  3. ↑ Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Sonja Balunova.
  4. ↑ Hines, James R. (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. Balun.
  5. ↑ 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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