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 | 16 May 1954 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ a b "László Vajda". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ a b "MŰKORCSOLYÁZÁS MAGYAR BAJNOKAI" [Hungarian figure skating champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ Kerekes, Zsolt. "Skating: Amateur". zsoltadvice.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Vivien Vajda: 14-time Jump Rope World Champion!". Opening Doorz. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2020-10-06.