Krisztina Czakó (born 17 December 1978) is a Hungarian former

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. She is the 1997

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silver medalist and 1994

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champion.

Career

Czakó was born in

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, Hungary. Her mother Klara was a

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, while her father and coach

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was himself a figure skater and a former Hungarian men's national champion. György began teaching Krisztina how to skate before she was a year old, making her a pair of skates himself when none could be found that were small enough to fit her. Czakó was the youngest athlete to compete in the

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, at age 13 years and 2 months. She was so young that she was still able to compete in the World Junior Championship in 1994 and 1995 (finishing second and third, respectively), despite her Olympic experience. She made her second Olympic appearance in

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, finishing 11th. She intended to compete in her third Olympics in

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but had to withdraw due to injury. Czakó won the silver medal at the 1997 European Championships skating her long program to the music of ''

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''. It was the first medal for Hungary in the European ladies' event since 1971. Czakó also achieved a career-best 7th-place finish at the 1997 World Championships. Czakó was a seven-time Hungarian national champion (1992-1998), and represented her country in two Olympics, six World Championships, and seven European championships, along with numerous other competitions. She was the first hungarian woman to land a triple-triple combination on a competition. She is now retired from competitive skating.

Results

''GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)''

References

External links

Krisztina Czakó official home page

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Czako, Krisztina 1978 births Living people Hungarian female single skaters Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Hungary European Figure Skating Championships medalists World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Figure skaters from Budapest