Pavel Roman
Pavel Roman | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Czechoslovakia |
Born | Olomouc, Czechoslovakia | 25 January 1943
Died | 30 January 1972 Tennessee, United States | (aged 29)
Partner | Eva Romanová |
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Pavel Roman (25 January 1943 – 30 January 1972) was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in pair skating and ice dancing with his sister Eva Romanová. As ice dancers, they became four-time World champions (1962–65) and two-time European champions (1964–65).
Career[]
The Romans started their competitive careers in pair skating rather than ice dance, placing third at the Czechoslovak Championships in 1957 and second in 1958 and 1959. They won the national ice dancing title in 1959, the first year that discipline was competed in Czechoslovakia. They competed in both disciplines at the 1959 European Championships, placing 7th in dance and 12th in pairs. After that they focused on ice dancing.[1]
The siblings won their first world title at the 1962 World Championships in their home city of Prague,[2] defeating their greatest rivals, Christian and Jean Paul Guhel of France. Eva was 16 years old and Pavel was 19.[2] One year later, they won the silver medal at the 1963 European Championships, behind Linda Shearman / Michael Phillips. After this competition they won every event they entered, winning the European title in 1964 and 1965, and World titles from 1962 to 1965. Ice dancing was not yet an Olympic sport.
After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revue Holiday on Ice.[2]
Death[]
Roman died in a car crash in Tennessee, five days after his 29th birthday.[2]
Results[]
Pairs with Romanová[]
International | |||
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Event | 1956–57 | 1967–58 | 1958–59 |
European Champ. | 12th | ||
National | |||
Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
Ice dance with Romanová[]
International | |||||||
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Event | 58–59 | 59–60 | 60–61 | 61–62 | 62–63 | 63–64 | 64–65 |
World Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
European Champ. | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
National | |||||||
Czechoslovakia | 1st |
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References[]
- ^ "Europe's World Champions... 1962". Skating (magazine). June 1962.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Krasobruslař Pavel Roman: Zabila ho vášeň k motorkám, bylo mu jen 29 let". Blesk (in Czech). 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- Czechoslovak male ice dancers
- Czechoslovak male pair skaters
- 1943 births
- 1972 deaths
- Road incident deaths in Czechoslovakia
- World Figure Skating Championships medalists
- European Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Burials at Olšany Cemetery