Pál Vásárhelyi (18 June 1938 – 14 September 2008)[1][2] was a Hungarian competitive ice dancer. With Györgyi Korda, he was the 1964 Winter Universiade champion,[3] the 1964 Blue Swords champion,[4] and a seven-time Hungarian national champion.[5] The duo competed at four World and six European Championships. They placed among the European top five in 1963 (Budapest, Hungary), 1964 (Grenoble, France), and 1965 (Moscow, Soviet Union).
| Pál Vásárhelyi | |
|---|---|
 Vásárhelyi with Korda in 1964 | |
| Born | 18 June 1938 Budapest |
| Died | 14 September 2008 (aged 70) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Partner | Györgyi Korda |
| Skating club | Budapesti Lokomotív Budapesti Spartacus |
| Retired | 1965 |
Vásárhelyi skated at Budapesti Lokomotív and Budapesti Spartacus.[1] He retired from competition in 1965. He later worked as a library director at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.[2]
Competitive highlights
editWith Korda
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 58–59 | 59–60 | 60–61 | 61–62 | 62–63 | 63–64 | 64–65 |
| World Champ. | 10th | 9th | 9th | 10th | |||
| European Champ. | 13th | 11th | 12th | 4th | 4th | 5th | |
| Blue Swords | 1st | ||||||
| Winter Universiade | 1st | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Hungarian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ a b "Vásárhelyi Pál (1938-2008)" (in Hungarian). Tudományos és Műszaki Tájékoztatás. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Perszonália: Vásárhelyi Pál (1938–2008)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Elektronikus Periodika Archívum és Adatbázis. 27 August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2017.
- ^ "1960-2015 Statistics Winter Universiades" (PDF). International University Sports Federation / sport.fi. 1 January 2016. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) - Gold Medalists". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.