Věra Suchánková
Czechoslovak figure skater (1932–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Věra Suchánková-Hamplová (29 October 1932 – 12 February 2004) was a Czech pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With her skating partner, Zdeněk Doležal, she was the 1958 World silver medalist[1] and a two-time European champion (1957, 1958).[2] They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 8th.[3]
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Other names | Věra Suchánková-Hamplová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1932-10-29)29 October 1932 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 February 2004(2004-02-12) (aged 71) Pila, Karlovy Vary District, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Zdeněk Doležal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Rapid Pardubice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Suchánková was born on 29 October 1932 in Pardubice.[4] Her sports club was Rapid Pardubice.[5] She also played tennis, winning a national junior-level tournament in 1951.[6] After retiring from competition, she worked as a skating coach in Karlovy Vary.[7] She died on 12 February 2004 in Pila, Karlovy Vary District.[7][8] In 2016, Pardubice named Suchánková as one of the athletes to be included in the city's planned sports hall of fame.[9]