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
Born	(1954-05-16) 16 May 1954 (age 70) Budapest, Hungary
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Skating club	BSE, 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
Olympics							WD
Worlds	16th			13th	11th	9th
Europeans	17th	15th	14th	7th	6th	5th	8th			10th
National[2]
Hungarian	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
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.