Tomislav Čižmešija (born 31 August 1968) is a Croatian retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and SFR Yugoslavia. He was Croatia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, the nation's first Olympic appearance since gaining independence in 1991. Čižmešija placed 29th in men's singles.[1] He is an ISU judge and international referee.[2]

Tomislav Čižmešija
Born (1968-08-31) 31 August 1968 (age 56)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Figure skating career
CountryCroatia
SFR Yugoslavia
Retired1994

He is the brother of Željka Čižmešija,[3] who competed in ladies' singles for Croatia at the 1992 Olympics.

Results

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International
Event 85–86
(YUG)
86–87
(YUG)
87–88
(YUG)
88–89
(YUG)
89–90
(YUG)
90–91
(YUG)
91–92
(CRO)
92–93
(CRO)
93–94
(CRO)
Olympics 29th
Worlds 26th 24th 28th 27th 39th 39th
Europeans 21st 16th 21st 17th 20th 17th 23rd 33rd

References

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  1. ^ "Tomislav Čižmešija". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Communication No. 1812: List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators 2013/14 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 8 October 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Međunarodno priznanje HOO-a" [International recognition of Croatian Olympic Committee] (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
Awards and achievements
Winter Olympics
Preceded by
none
Flagbearer for   Croatia
Albertville 1992
Succeeded by