Jindra "Jindřiška" Kramperová (28 September 1940 – 20 October 2024) was a Czech figure skater and pianist. A three-time national champion in ladies' singles, she represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed as high as fifth at the European Championships (1958).
| Jindra Kramperová | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Kramperová in 2015 | |
| Other names | Jindřiška Kramperová |
| Born | 28 September 1940 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Died | 20 October 2024 (aged 84) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Coach | Miroslav Hasenöhrl, Karel Glogar |
| Retired | c. 1960 |
Background
editKramperová was born on 28 September 1940 in Prague.[1][2][3] Her mother was a teacher and her father a dentist.[4]
She was married to a conductor, Vít Micka.[5] Kramperová died on 20 October 2024, at the age of 84.[6]
Career
editFigure skating
editKramperová's father introduced her to skating when she was six years old. He hoped that a physical activity and fresh air would improve her poor health so he brought her to an outdoor ice rink in Štvanice – Prague's only rink at the time. Karel Glogar saw potential in Kramperová and became her coach. She joined Miroslav Hasenöhrl two years later and would go on to train under several other coaches. During summers, she traveled to Stará Boleslav, which had a small arena with artificial ice, or to Dobšiná Ice Cave in Slovakia.
As a thirteen-year-old, Kramperová played a girl trying to balance her interests in music and figure skating in Na stříbrném zrcadle, a film written by František Kožík and directed by Jaromír Pleskot.[7][8] At the age of 15, she finished 14th at the 1956 European Championships in Paris, France. She then represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; she ranked 21st in compulsory figures, 17th in free skating, and 20th overall.[3] Concluding her season, she placed 15th at the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
Kramperová won three consecutive national titles from 1957 to 1959. She finished 8th at the 1957 Europeans in Vienna, Austria; 5th at the 1958 Europeans in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia; 17th at the 1958 Worlds in Paris; 6th at the 1959 Europeans in Davos, Switzerland; and 8th at the 1960 Europeans in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
After retiring from competition, Kramperová appeared in an ice revue.
Music career
editKramperová began playing the piano as a nine-year-old, instructed by Ema Doležalová.[9] After a solo recital at the Prague Municipal Library at age twelve, she performed with the FOK Symphonic Orchestra when she was thirteen.[9]
Kramperová was taught by František Maxián at a music school in Bratislava from 1960 to 1965.[4] She then studied at the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU) in Prague and completed two years of post-graduate studies under Nina Yemelyanova at a conservatory in Moscow.[9]
In 1971, she began teaching at AMU in Prague. From 1974 to 1988 she was a soloist at the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra in Pardubice.[9]
Competitive highlights
edit| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 55–56 | 56–57 | 57–58 | 58–59 | 59–60 |
| Winter Olympics | 20th | ||||
| World Championships | 15th | 17th | |||
| European Championships | 14th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 8th |
| National | |||||
| Czechoslovak Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
References
edit- ^ "Jindra Kramperová". Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Jindriska Kramperova". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Jindra Kramperová". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "KRAMPEROVÁ, Jindra". libri.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Zatloukalová, Zuzana (1 July 2016). "Manželé Jindra Kramperová a Vít Micka, klavíristka a skladatel a dirigent" [Marriage of Jindra Kramperová, a pianist, and Vít Micka, a composer and conductor]. Czech Radio (in Czech). Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Dnes ráno zemřela Jindra Kramperová, česká klavíristka, pedagožka a špičková krasobruslařka". Operaplus. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Na stříbrném zrcadle (On the Silver Mirror - KA)". nfa.cz. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Na stříbrném zrcadle" (in Czech). Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze.
- ^ a b c d Kittnarová, Olga (11 July 2011). "Klavír, nebo brusle? - Jindra Kramperová" [Piano or skating? - Jindra Kramperová]. Časopis Harmonie (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
External Links
edit- Jindra Kramperová at IMDb
- Jindra Kramperová at Olympics.com
- Jindra Kramperová at Olympedia
- Jindra Kramperová at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
