László Vajda (figure skater)

László Vajda (born 16 May 1954)[1] is a Hungarian former figure skater. He is a ten-time Hungarian national champion.[2] He placed in the top ten at five European Championships and at the 1975 World Championships. His best ISU Championship result, fifth, came at the 1975 Europeans in Copenhagen, Denmark.

László Vajda
Personal information
Country representedHungary
Born (1954-05-16) 16 May 1954
Budapest, Hungary
Skating clubBSE, Budapest

Vajda served as Hungary's flag bearer at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He placed tenth in the compulsory figures before withdrawing from the competition.[1]

Vajda has worked as a skating coach. One of his students was Zsolt Kerekes.[3]

14 times Jump Rope World Champion[4] Vivien Vajda is the daughter of László Vajda.

Competitive highlights
International
Event 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
OlympicsWD
Worlds16th13th11th9th
Europeans17th15th14th7th6th5th8th10th
National[2]
Hungarian1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "László Vajda". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "MŰKORCSOLYÁZÁS MAGYAR BAJNOKAI" [Hungarian figure skating champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  3. Kerekes, Zsolt. "Skating: Amateur". zsoltadvice.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. "Vivien Vajda: 14-time Jump Rope World Champion!". Opening Doorz. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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