Zdeněk Pazdírek
| Zdeněk Pazdírek | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Czechoslovakia |
| Born |
13 December 1953 Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Retired | 1976 |
Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 13 December 1953)[1] is a former competitive figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia. He is the 1974–75 national champion and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, placing 12th. He finished in the top ten at five European Championships and two World Championships. Following his competitive career, he toured professionally with Holiday on Ice from 1981–89. He married British figure skater Karena Richardson.[1]
Pazdírek is currently a coach at the Coquitlam Skating Club in British Columbia, Canada.[2] One of his students is Jordan Ju.[3]
Results
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Winter Olympics | 12th | ||||||
| World Champ. | 14th | 17th | 12th | 10th | 9th | 11th | 14th |
| European Champ. | 15th | dnf | 10th | 10th | 8th | 6th | 7th |
| Prague Skate | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | |||
| National | |||||||
| Czechoslovak Champ. | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
References
- 1 2 "Zdeněk Pazdírek". Sports Reference.
- ↑ "Coaching Staff". Coquitlam Skating Club. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Jordan JU: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
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