László Vajda (figure skater)

László Vajda
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born (1954-05-16) 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
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. 1 2 "László Vajda". Sports Reference.
  2. 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.
  3. Kerekes, Zsolt. "Skating: Amateur". zsoltadvice.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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