György Czakó (11 July 1933 – 9 February 2023) was a Hungarian
figure skater
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. He was a three-time (1951, 1952, 1954)
Hungarian national champion. He represented
Hungary at the 1952 Winter Olympics where he placed 12th. He was the father of
Krisztina Czakó.
Career
György Czakó started skating at age 6 at the suggestion of a paediatrician. He won the
Hungarian Figure Skating Championships three times and competed at the
European Figure Skating Championships
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, the
World Figure Skating Championships
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, and the
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
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. He won the silver medal at the
1955 Winter Universiade. The Czako jump is named after him.
After his retirement from competitive skating, he toured professionally. He joined the Ice-Revue in 1958. He performed on numerous shows as the soloist of the Hungarian Ice-Revue and performed in the film Napfény a jégen. After the Ice-Revue closed, he worked as a mechanical engineer in a designing office. He also worked as a coach. He was the president of the
Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet.
Personal life and death
Czakó died on 9 February 2023, at the age of 89.
Competitive highlights
References
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External links
Official homepage*
1933 births
2023 deaths
Hungarian male single skaters
Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters for Hungary
Figure skaters from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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