Clemens Jonas (born 12 November 1980) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. A four-time national champion (1999, 2001–02, 2004), he represented Austria at five European and four World Championships.
| Clemens Jonas | |
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| Born | 12 November 1980 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Skating club | Eissport-Klub Engelmann |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Career
editIn November 1998, Jonas qualified for the short program at the World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia but did not advance further. After winning his first national title, he was sent to the European Championships, held in Prague, Czech Republic in January 1999, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.
Jonas sustained a serious injury in a car accident in August 2002 and resumed training in mid-October.[1] In January 2003, he qualified for the free skate at the European Championships in Malmö, Sweden, and finished 22nd overall, his highest ISU Championship placement. Jonas had knee surgery in April 2003, keeping him off the ice for four months.[2]
In the 2003–04 season, Jonas won his fourth national title. He retired from competition following the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2003–2004 [2] |
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| 2002–2003 [1] |
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| 2001–2002 [3] |
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| 2000–2001 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[5] | |||||||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 |
| World Champ. | 41st | 33rd | 35th | 33rd | |||||
| European Champ. | 31st | 31st | 30th | 22nd | 31st | ||||
| Golden Spin | 22nd | 21st | |||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 9th | 11th | |||||||
| International: Junior[5] | |||||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 29th | ||||||||
| Gardena | 11th J | 11th J | |||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 21st J | ||||||||
| National[5] | |||||||||
| Austrian Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Austrian Jr. Champ. | 1st | ||||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Clemens JONAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Clemens JONAS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Clemens JONAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Clemens JONAS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Clemens JONAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.