Marián Filc (16 September 1948 — 9 February 1993) was a Slovak

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed for

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. He placed tenth at the

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. His coach was Hilda Múdra. Filc later worked as a dentist in Austria. While recovering from the flu, he suffered a heart attack and died. He was the brother of hockey player and coach Ján Filc.

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Slovak male single skaters Czechoslovak male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Czechoslovakia Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Winter World University Games medalists in figure skating 1948 births 1993 deaths Figure skaters from Bratislava FISU World University Games silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Competitors at the 1968 Winter Universiade {{europe-figure-skating-bio-stub