László Vajda (figure skater)
| László Vajda | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Hungary |
| Born |
16 May 1954 Budapest, Hungary |
| Skating club | BSE, Budapest |
László Vajda (born 16 May 1954)[1] is a Hungarian former figure skater. He is a ten-time Hungarian national champion.[2] He placed in the top ten at five European Championships and at the 1975 World Championships. His best ISU Championship result, fifth, came at the 1975 Europeans in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vajda served as Hungary's flag bearer at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He placed tenth in the compulsory figures before withdrawing from the competition.[1]
Vajda has worked as a skating coach. One of his students was Zsolt Kerekes.[3]
Competitive highlights
| International | ||||||||||
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| Event | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| Olympics | WD | |||||||||
| Worlds | 16th | 13th | 11th | 9th | ||||||
| Europeans | 17th | 15th | 14th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 10th | ||
| National[2] | ||||||||||
| Hungarian | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| WD: Withdrew | ||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "László Vajda". Sports Reference.
- 1 2 "MŰKORCSOLYÁZÁS MAGYAR BAJNOKAI" [Hungarian figure skating champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ↑ Kerekes, Zsolt. "Skating: Amateur". zsoltadvice.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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