György Czakó
| György Czakó | |
|---|---|
| Full name | György Czakó |
| Born | 11 July 1933 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 9 February 2023 (aged 89) Budapest, Hungary |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Skating club | Csepeli Vasas |
György Czakó (11 July 1933 – 9 February 2023) was a Hungarian figure skater. He was a three-time (1951, 1952, 1954) Hungarian national champion. He represented Hungary at the 1952 Winter Olympics where he placed 12th. He was the father of Krisztina Czakó.
Career[edit]
György Czakó started skating at age 6 at the suggestion of a paediatrician. He won the Hungarian Figure Skating Championships three times and competed at the European Figure Skating Championships, the World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1952 Winter Olympics. He won the silver medal at the 1955 Winter Universiade. The Czako jump[clarification needed] is named after him.
After his retirement from competitive skating, he toured professionally. He joined the Ice-Revue in 1958. He performed on numerous shows as the soloist of the Hungarian Ice-Revue and performed in the film Napfény a jégen. After the Ice-Revue closed, he worked as a mechanical engineer in a designing office. He also worked as a coach. He was the president of the Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet.
Personal life and death[edit]
Czakó died on 9 February 2023, at the age of 89.[1]
Competitive highlights[edit]
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
| Winter Olympics | 12th | ||||||
| World Champ. | 13th | ||||||
| European Champ. | 8th | 8th | 9th | ||||
| Winter Universiade | 4th | 2nd | |||||
| National | |||||||
| Hungarian Champ. | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Meghalt a legendás magyar sportoló". Sportal.hu. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "György Czakó". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official homepage
- György Czakó at Olympedia
- György Czakó at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
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