Jozef Beständig (born 27 February 1978) is a Slovak former competitive pair skater. Competing with his sister Oľga Beständigová, he won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans).
| Jozef Beständig | |
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 Beständigová/Beständig at the 2005 European Championships | |
| Born | 27 February 1978 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Began skating | 1981 |
| Retired | 2005 |
Personal life
editBorn on 27 February 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Jozef Beständig is the elder brother of Oľga Beständigová.[1] After retiring from skating, he became a financial counselor.[2]
Skating career
editBeständig represented Slovakia with Beständigová. Their first ISU Championship was the 1997 Europeans in Paris; they finished last (17th). The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis.
Beständigová/Beständig achieved their highest ISU Championship result, 7th, at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava. They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they finished 17th.
Beständigová retired from competition following the 2001–02 season but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004–05 season. The pair placed 8th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin and 15th at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow. They then ended their partnership.
Programs
edit(with Beständigová)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 [1] |
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| 2001–2002 [3] |
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| 2000–2001 [4] |
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Results
editGP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
(with Beständigová)
| International[5] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 04–05 |
| Olympics | 17th | |||||||
| Worlds | 18th | 17th | 18th | 22nd | 15th | |||
| Europeans | 17th | 12th | 10th | 12th | 7th | 13th | 8th | |
| GP Skate America | 8th | |||||||
| GP Sparkassen | 9th | |||||||
| GP Trophée Lalique | 7th | |||||||
| Czech Skate | 4th | |||||||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | |||||
| Karl Schäfer | 10th | 3rd | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | 9th | ||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| Skate Israel | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
| Tallinn Cup | 3rd | |||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 3rd J. | |||||||
| National[5] | ||||||||
| Slovak Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| J. = Junior level | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
- ^ Bőd, Titanilla (28 October 2014). "So do you know who Ondrej Nepela was?". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ "Olga BESTANDIGOVA / Jozef BESTANDIG: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
- ^ a b "BESTANDIGOVA Olga / BESTANDIG Jozef SVK Slovakia". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
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