Jiřina Nekolová[1][2] (30 December 1931 — 25 May 2011) was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. She was the 1948 World bronze medalist[3] and placed fourth at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[4]
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| Born | 30 December 1931 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 May 2011 (aged 79) Kolín, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After turning professional she appeared on tour and on television in the UK and Australia in Ice Capers and Ice Cabaret in the early 1950s [5]
Results
edit| International | |||||
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| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Winter Olympics | 4th | ||||
| World Championships | 10th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | |
| European Championships | 5th | 4th | 4th | ||
| National | |||||
| Czechoslovak Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Jiřina Nekolová" (in Czech). Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Přehled československých a českých medailistů z OH, MS a ME" [Czechoslovak and Czech medalists at the Olympics, Worlds, and Europeans] (in Czech). Czech Figure Skating Association. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "World Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
- ↑ "Jirina Nekolova". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
- ↑ Daily Mirror 6th October 1953, page 1
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