Karol Foltán (born 16 April 1959) is a Slovak former ice dancer who represented

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. Competing with

Jindra Holá Jindra Holá (born 2 October 1960) is a Czech former ice dancer who represented Czechoslovakia. Competing with Karol Foltán, she became the 1983 Prague Skate champion, a three-time Winter Universiade medalist (silver in 1983 and 1985, bronze i ...

, he became the

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champion, a three-time Winter Universiade medalist (silver in 1983 and 1985, bronze in 1981), and a three-time Czechoslovak national champion. The two also competed at the

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Career

Early in his ice dancing career, Foltán competed in partnership with

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. The duo received the bronze medal at the Czechoslovak Championships in the 1977–1978 season. The following season, Foltán teamed up with

. After taking the national bronze medal, they placed 14th at the 1979 European Championships in

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, and 17th at the 1979 World Championships in

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, Austria. The two would finish 14th at the 1980 World Championships in

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, West Germany. They received the bronze medal at the

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, Spain. Holá/Foltán finished 9th at the 1983 European Championships in Dortmund and then received the silver medal at the

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, Bulgaria. During their penultimate season, the duo took gold at the

and placed 9th at the 1984 European Championships in

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, Hungary. In February 1984, they competed at the Winter Olympics in

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. They ranked 14th in the compulsory dances, 12th in the original set pattern dance, 13th in the free dance, and 13th overall. Holá/Foltán's best continental result, 8th, came at the 1985 European Championships in

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, Sweden. Making their final competitive appearance, they won the silver medal at the

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, Italy.

Competitive highlights

With Holá

With Beránková

References

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