Soňa Balunová

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Soňa Balunová
Personal information
Alternative namesSoňa Buriánová
Soňa Balunová-Buriánová
Country representedCzechoslovakia
Born(1924-02-01)1 February 1924
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Died1 February 2013(2013-02-01) (aged 88)
Vienna, Austria
PartnerMiloslav Balun
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Bolzano Pairs

Soňa (Sonja) Balunová, née Buriánová (8 June 1924 — 1 February 2013) was a Czechoslovak pair skater. With Miloslav Balun, she became the 1954 European bronze medalist[1][2][3][4] and a six-time national champion. She also competed in volleyball and athletics.

Balunová began working as a skating coach in Prague. She later worked in Russia (1963–1964) and Linz, Austria (three decades from 1967). She married Balun in 1950. Their daughter, Sonja Balun (born in 1955), competed for Austria in ladies' single skating.

Competitive highlights[]

With Miloslav Balun

International
Event 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
European Championships 6th 6th 3rd 7th
National
Czechoslovak Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References[]

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