Ilona Berecz

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Ilona Berecz
Personal information
Country representedHungary
Born (1947-12-16) 16 December 1947 (age 74)
Budapest, Hungary
PartnerIstván Sugár
Skating clubFerencvárosi TC (1959–1971)
Retiredc. 1971

Ilona Berecz (born 16 December 1947) is a Hungarian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With István Sugár, she is a two-time Hungarian national champion and the 1968 Blue Swords bronze medalist. They finished in the top ten at three European Championships.

Personal life[]

Berecz was born 16 December 1947 in Budapest, Hungary. She married Hungarian ice hockey player Mátyás Vedres.[1]

Career[]

Berecz switched from singles to ice dancing when she was sixteen years old.[1] She competed in partnership with István Sugár. The duo finished in the top ten at the 1969 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany; 1970 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union; and 1971 European Championships in Zürich, Switzerland. They competed at three World Championships; their best result, 12th, came in 1970 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia). They won two Hungarian national titles.[2]

During her competitive career, Berecz was a member of Ferencvárosi TC. She later coached ice dancing at Budapest Spartacus for three decades,[1] beginning in 1974.[3] Her former students include:

From 1980 to 1995, Berecz served as the head of the ice dancing division at the Hungarian National Skating Federation.[3]

Competitive highlights[]

With Sugár

International
Event 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71
World Champ. 13th 12th 15th
European Champ. 16th 15th 12th 8th 8th 10th
Blue Swords 3rd
Prague Skate 11th
National
Hungarian Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jocha, Károly (15 November 2016). "A jégtáncos Berecz Ilona ma is ambicionálja az igényes munkát" [Ice dancer Ilona Berecz still loves her work]. jochapress.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Mester-M díjat vehetett át Vedres Mátyásné Berecz Ilona" [Masters-M Prize awarded to Ilona Berecz] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Dora TUROCZI / Balazs MAJOR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
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