Věra Suchánková

Věra Suchánková-Hamplová (29 October 1932 – 12 February 2004) was a Czech pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With her skating partner, Zdeněk Doležal, she was the 1958 World silver medalist[1] and a two-time European champion (1957, 1958).[2] They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 8th.[3]

Věra Suchánková
Personal information
Alternative namesVěra Suchánková-Hamplová
Country representedCzechoslovakia
Born(1932-10-29)29 October 1932
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Died12 February 2004(2004-02-12) (aged 71)
Pila, Karlovy Vary District, Czech Republic
PartnerZdeněk Doležal
Skating clubRapid Pardubice
Retired1958

Suchánková was born on 29 October 1932 in Pardubice.[4] Her sports club was Rapid Pardubice.[5] She also played tennis, winning a national junior-level tournament in 1951.[6] After retiring from competition, she worked as a skating coach in Karlovy Vary.[7] She died on 12 February 2004 in Pila, Karlovy Vary District.[7][8] In 2016, Pardubice named Suchánková as one of the athletes to be included in the city's planned sports hall of fame.[9]

Results

(with Zdeněk Doležal)

International
Event 1951 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Winter Olympics8th
World Championships6th2nd
European Championships2nd5th1st1st
National
Czechoslovak Champ.2nd3rd3rd1st1st1st

References
  1. "World Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2007.
  2. "European Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2007.
  3. "Věra Suchánková". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. "Věra Suchánková". Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  5. "Historie Krasobruslařského klubu Pardubice" [History of Pardubice figure skating club] (in Czech). Krasobruslařský klub Pardubice. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.
  6. Brož, Radovan (28 February 2015). "Devadesát let Pardubické Juniorky" [90 years of Pardubická juniorka]. Klub přátel Pardubice (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.
  7. "Věra Suchánková-Hamplová". osobnosti.cz. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  8. "Pardubice: 12. února 2004 zemřela pardubická rodačka Věra Suchánková, krasobruslařka" [Pardubice's Věra Suchánková, figure skater, died on 12 January 2004] (in Czech). Deník. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. Koubková, Iveta (7 November 2016). "Pardubice budou mít svou „síň" slávy" [Pardubice to have its own hall of fame]. pardubice.eu (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 April 2017.


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