Jaromír Holan

Jaromír Holan
Jaromír Holan
	Jaromír Holan in 2015
Born	14 May 1941; Prague, Czechoslovakia
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Partner	Dana Holanová (Novotná) ; Jitka Babická
Retired	c. 1969
Medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Ice dance
European Championships

Jaromír Holan (born May 14, 1941 in Prague) is a Czech former ice dancer who represented Czechoslovakia.[1] Competing in partnership with Jitka Babická, he won bronze at the 1966 European Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.[2][3]

By 1968, Holan had teamed up with Dana Novotná. After their marriage, she competed as Dana Holanová. The duo won two national titles and placed 8th at the 1969 World Championships. After retiring from competition, Holan emigrated to the United States and became a skating coach in Ohio.[4]

Competitive highlights

With Holanová (Novotná)

International
Event	1968	1969
World Championships		8th
European Championships	10th	7th
National
Czechoslovak Championships	1st	1st

With Babická

International
Event	58–59	59–60	60–61	61–62	62–63	63–64	64–65	65–66	66–67
Worlds					14th	10th		8th	11th
Europeans			10th	9th	7th	6th	7th	3rd	6th
Prague Skate							2nd	1st	1st
National
Czechoslovak	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st

Men's singles

National
Event	57–58	58–59	59–60	60–61
Czechoslovak Championships	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd

References

Czechoslovak Life. Orbis. 1966. Jitka Babicka and Jaromir Holan are among the most experienced Czechoslovak ice dancers, but they have always been overshadowed by the Roman brother and sister pair.
"European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen.
This is Madison. Madison Associates, Incorporated. August 1976. ...Lincoln, Nebraska, skate in the Cincinnati Gardens under the tutelage of Jaromir Holan. In December they will enter the Gold Dance competition in the Eastern Upper Great Lakes Competition, their first year at this level.

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[CSL1966-1] Czechoslovak Life. Orbis. 1966. Jitka Babicka and Jaromir Holan are among the most experienced Czechoslovak ice dancers, but they have always been overshadowed by the Roman brother and sister pair.

[ISU-ECD-2] "European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.

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

[TIM-4] This is Madison. Madison Associates, Incorporated. August 1976. ...Lincoln, Nebraska, skate in the Cincinnati Gardens under the tutelage of Jaromir Holan. In December they will enter the Gold Dance competition in the Eastern Upper Great Lakes Competition, their first year at this level.