1964 Prague Skate
The 1964 Prague Skate was a senior international figure skating competition held in Czechoslovakia in December 1964. It was the inaugural edition of the annual international event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Czechoslovakia took the top two spots in the ice dancing competition, with gold going to the reigning world champions Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman. A future Olympic champion, Ondrej Nepela of Czechoslovakia, won the men's title ahead of East Germany's Günter Zöller. The reigning European bronze medalist, Nicole Hassler of France, took the ladies' title by defeating East Germany's Gabriele Seyfert, a future Olympic medalist, and former European medalist Jana Mrázková of Czechoslovakia.
| 1964 Prague Skate | |
|---|---|
| Date: | 3 – 6 December 1964 |
| Season: | 1964–1965 |
| Location: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Ondrej Nepela (TCH) | |
Ladies' singles:  Nicole Hassler (FRA) | |
Pair skating:  Sonja Pferzdorf / Günter Matzdorf (FRG) | |
| Ice dance: Eva Romanova / Pavel Roman (TCH) | |
| Next: 1965 Prague Skate | |
Men
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondrej Nepela | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | Günter Zöller |  East Germany |
| 3 | Vladimir Kurenbin |  Soviet Union |
| 4 | Peter Krick | West Germany |
| 5 | Günter Anderl |  Austria |
| 6 | Klaus Grimmelt | West Germany |
| 7 | Marian Filc | Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | Franciszek Spitol |  Poland |
| 9 | Milos Man | Czechoslovakia |
| 10 | Hans-Dieter Dahmen | West Germany |
| ... |
Ladies
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Hassler | France |
| 2 | Gabriele Seyfert | East Germany |
| 3 | Jana Mrázková | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Hana Mašková | Czechoslovakia |
| 5 | Alena Augustová | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Jutta Will | East Germany |
| 7 | Hilde Überlacher | Austria |
| 8 | Angelika Wagner | West Germany |
| 9 | Eileen Zillmer |  United States |
| 10 | Petra Ruhrmann | West Germany |
| ... |
Pairs
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonja Pferzdorf / Günter Matzdorf | West Germany |
| 2 | Agnesa Wlachovská / Peter Bartosiewicz | Czechoslovakia |
| 3 | Tatiana Tarasova / Georgi Proskurin | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Ingrid Bodendorf / Volker Waldeck | West Germany |
| ... |
Ice dancing
| Rank | Name[1][2] | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | Jitka Babická / Jaromir Holan | Czechoslovakia |
| 3 | Gabriele Rauch / Rudi Matysik | West Germany |
| 4 | Annerose Baier / Eberhard Rüger | East Germany |
| 5 | Sylva Dreisaitlová / Miroslav Gresek | Czechoslovakia |
| 6 | Jutta Peters / Wolfgang Kunz | West Germany |
| 7 | Martha Schamberger / Hans-Jürgen Schamberger | West Germany |
| 8 | Edit Mato / Karoly Csanadi |  Hungary |
| 9 | Monika Ziemke / Jochen Bode | East Germany |
| 10 | Eva Maria Reuter / Bernd Egert | East Germany |
| 11 | Ilona Berecz / Istvan Sugar | Hungary |
| ... |
References
- "1964 Prague Skate". Rudé právo Archive. 5 December 1964. p. 4.
- "1964 Prague Skate". Rudé právo Archive. 6 December 1964. p. 4.