Stanislav "Stan" Bohonek (born December 28, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive

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. He represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics in

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Early life

Stanislav Bohonek was born December 28, 1952, in

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. His brother, Jan, was born about three years later. The family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1968 due to the

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Skating career and later life

Bohonek competed mainly in

single skating Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Figure skating is the oldest winter sport contested ...

. He also studied classical ballet and competed briefly in

pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

, appearing on the novice level with Jayne Elliott. Bohonek won the bronze medal at the 1975

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. After repeating as national bronze medalist the following year, he was named in Canada's team to the 1976 Winter Olympics. He placed 14th in men's single skating at the event in

, Austria. In the 1976–77 season, Bohonek withdrew from the Ontario-Quebec divisionals due to a tender Achilles tendon in his left foot. After graduating from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

with a bachelor's degree in biology, Bohonek obtained a master's degree in biology at

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...

. He then studied at

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

's dental school, graduating in 1987, and opened a private practice in

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, in 1989. With his brother, he wrote and illustrated a children's book about dental health.

Competitive results

References

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