Soňa (Sonja) Balunová, née Buriánová (8 June 1924 — 1 February 2013) was a Czechoslovak pair skater. With Miloslav Balun, she became the 1954 European bronze medalist[1][2][3][4] and a six-time national champion. She also competed in volleyball and athletics.
| Soňa Balunová | |||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Soňa Buriánová Soňa Balunová-Buriánová | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1924 Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 February 2013 (aged 88) Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Miloslav Balun | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Balunová began working as a skating coach in Prague. She later worked in Russia (1963–1964) and Linz, Austria (three decades from 1967). She married Balun in 1950. Their daughter, Sonja Balun (born in 1955), competed for Austria in ladies' single skating.
Competitive highlights
editWith Miloslav Balun
| International | ||||||
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| Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
| European Championships | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | ||
| National | ||||||
| Czechoslovak Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- ^ "2010 European Championships: Media guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
"ISU Figure Skating Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-05. - ^ Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
Sonja Balunova.
- ^ Hines, James R. (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7.
Balunova.
- ^ Hines, James R. (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.