Pavel Roman

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Pavel Roman
Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman, 1962
Born(1943-01-25)25 January 1943
Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Died30 January 1972(1972-01-30) (aged 29)
Tennessee, United States
Figure skating career
Country Czechoslovakia
PartnerEva Romanová
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Ice dancing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1964 Dortmund Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1962 Prague Ice dancing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1965 Moscow Ice dancing
Gold medal – first place 1964 Grenoble Ice dancing
Silver medal – second place 1963 Budapest Ice dancing
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Geneva Ice dancing

Pavel Roman (25 January 1943 – 30 January 1972) was a Czech

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

Demonstrations in figure skating at the
Jaap Eden baan in Amsterdam, with a.o. Manfred Schnelldorfer; Olympic and world champion 1964, Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman, and Sjoukje Dijkstra
doing her program.

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

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
Event 1956–57 1967–58 1958–59
European Champ. 12th
National
Czechoslovakia 3rd 2nd 2nd

Ice dance with Romanová

International
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

  1. ^ "Europe's World Champions... 1962". Skating (magazine). June 1962.
  2. ^ 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.
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