Josef Dědič (b. 1924; d. June 19, 1993 in
Prague
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) was a
Czechoslovak
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figure skater and sport official. He placed 9th at the
1948 European Figure Skating Championships and retired from competitive skating in that year.
In 1949, he became a skating judge. He became an
International Skating Union
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referee. He joined the ISU's technical committee in 1957, and served as the chairman of that committee between 1959 and 1967. From 1967 to 1984, he was a member of the ISU council representing figure skating. He served as vice-president of the ISU from 1984 until his death in 1993. From 1990 to 1993, he also served as president of the
Czech Figure Skating Association.
He studied at the
Charles University in Prague
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and was a teacher by profession. He was posthumously inducted into the
World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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in 1998.
Competitive highlights
References
* pirouette, September 1993. Number 9
* DEU-Information 114/1993
Czechoslovak male single skaters
1924 births
1993 deaths
Figure skating officials
Figure skating judges
Charles University alumni
Figure skaters from Prague
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