Miloslav Balun

Miloslav Balun
Miloslav Balun
Other names	Miroslav Balun
Born	14 December 1920; Těšice, Czechoslovakia
Died	25 December 1994 (aged 74); Vienna, Austria
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Partner	Soňa Balunová
Medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Pairs
European Championships

Miloslav Balun^[1] (also credited as Miroslav Balun; 14 December 1920 – 25 December 1994) was a Czechoslovak pair skater. With Soňa Balunová, he became the 1954 European bronze medalist^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and a six-time national champion. He also competed in volleyball.

In 1953, Balun began working as a skating coach in Prague. He later worked in Russia^[1] (1963–1964) and Linz, Austria (from 1967). He married Balunová in 1950. Their daughter, Sonja Balun (born in 1955), competed for Austria in ladies' single skating.

Competitive highlights[edit]

With Soňa Balunová

International
Event	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955
European Championships	6th		6th		3rd	7th
National
Czechoslovak Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Mishin, Alexei (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы [Figure skating in Russia] (in Russian). Северо-Восток. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.
^ "2010 European Championships: Media guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
"ISU Figure Skating Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-05.
^ Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Sonja Balunova.
^ Hines, James R. (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. Balun.
^ Hines, James R. (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.

[Mishin2007-1] Mishin, Alexei (2007). Фигурное катание в России: факты, события, судьбы [Figure skating in Russia] (in Russian). Северо-Восток. ISBN 978-5-903255-07-8.

[ECH-2] "2010 European Championships: Media guide" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
"ISU Figure Skating Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-05.

[Flower1976-3] Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Sonja Balunova.

[Hines2011-4] Hines, James R. (2011-04-22). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Scarecrow Press. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0-8108-7085-7. Balun.

[Hines2015-5] Hines, James R. (30 March 2015). Figure Skating in the Formative Years: Singles, Pairs, and the Expanding Role of Women. University of Illinois Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-252-09704-1.

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