1970 Prague Skate

1970 Prague Skate
Date:November 13 – 15
Season:1970–1971
Location:Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
 Ľudmila Bezáková (TCH)
Ladies' singles:
 Klaus Grimmelt (FRG)
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The 1970 Prague Skate was a senior international figure skating competition held 13–15 November 1970 in Czechoslovakia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. West German national champion Klaus Grimmelt obtained gold in the men's event while the Soviet Union's Vladimir Kovalev, a future Olympic medalist, took the silver medal. Czechoslovakia's Ľudmila Bezáková won the ladies' title in a competition featuring skaters from a dozen countries.

Results

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Men

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Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Klaus Grimmelt  West Germany
2 Vladimir Kovalev  Soviet Union
3 Stefano Bargauan  Italy
4 Zdeněk Pazdírek  Czechoslovakia
5 Josef Schneider  Austria
6 František Pechar  Czechoslovakia
7 Jozef Žídek  Czechoslovakia
8 Gheorghe Fazekas  Romania
9 Bernd Wunderlich  East Germany
10 Pekka Leskinen  Finland
11 Mieczysław Szmuchert  Poland
12 Zoran Matas  Yugoslavia
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Ladies

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Rank Name[1] Nation
1 Ľudmila Bezáková  Czechoslovakia
2 Ilka Sporrmann  West Germany
3 Donna McCaffrey  Canada
4 Lia Does  Netherlands
5 Marina Titova  Soviet Union
6 Cinzia Frosio  Italy
7 Helena Sedláčková  Czechoslovakia
8 Steffi Knoll  East Germany
9 Zsofia Wagner  Hungary
10 ??? Trimmel  Austria
11 Beatrice Huștiu  Romania
12 Hana Knapová  Czechoslovakia
13 Urszula Zielińska  Poland
14 Helena Gazvoda  Yugoslavia
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References

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  1. ^ a b "1970 Prague Skate". Rudé právo Archive. 16 November 1970. p. 7.