Jitka Babická

Jitka Babická, married surname: Potůčková,[1] (born 31 July 1939) is a Czech former ice dancer who represented Czechoslovakia.[2] Competing in partnership with Jaromír Holan, she won bronze at the 1966 European Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.[3][4]

Jitka Babická
Other namesJitka Potůčková
Born (1939-07-31) 31 July 1939
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Figure skating career
CountryCzechoslovakia
PartnerJaromír Holan
CoachMíla Nováková
Retiredc. 1967
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Ice dance
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 BratislavaIce dance

Competitive highlights

With Jaromír Holan

International
Event 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65 65–66 66–67
Worlds14th10th8th11th
Europeans10th9th7th6th7th3rd6th
Prague Skate2nd1st1st
National
Czechoslovak2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1st

References
  1. "Potůčková Babická nejen o své medaili z ME 1966" [Potůčková Babická talks about her medals from 1966 European Championships] (in Czech). Česká televize. 26 January 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "European Figure Skating Championships: Ice Dance" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2013.
  4. Flower, Raymond (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Jitka Babická.
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