Sanda Dubravčić

Sanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak (born 24 August 1964) is a Croatian physician and former figure skater who competed internationally for Yugoslavia. She is the 1981 European silver medalist.

Sanda Dubravčić
Full nameSanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Figure skating career
Country Yugoslavia
Skating clubKKK Medveščak Zagreb
Retired1984
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1981 InnsbruckLadies' singles

Personal life

Sanda Dubravčić was born on 24 August 1964 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, to Zora (née Lipošćak) and Dragutin Dubravčić.[1][2] She is a medical doctor and married Boris Šimunjak in 1991.[3]

Career

In 1976, Dubravčić finished seventh at the inaugural World Junior Championships, held in Megève, France. Her senior ISU Championship debut came at the 1977 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland.

Dubravčić represented Yugoslavia at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; she finished 11th overall after placing 13th in compulsory figures, tenth in the short program, and eighth in the free skate.[2] At the 1981 European Championships in Innsbruck, she ranked fifth in figures and second in the next two segments. She was awarded the silver medal, having finished between Denise Biellmann of Switzerland and Claudia Kristofics-Binder of Austria.[4]

Dubravčić was the final Olympic torchbearer at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. She ended up tenth overall after placing eighth in figures, ninth in the short, and ninth in the free.[2] Concluding her career, she finished ninth at the 1984 World Championships in Ottawa, Canada.

Dubravčić has served as an international judge and as a member of the ISU Council's medical commission.[5]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84
Olympics11th10th
Worlds12th12th11th14th13th9th
Europeans16th16th7th5th2ndWD10th5th
NHK Trophy12th
Golden Spin3rd1st1st1st1st1st
Prague Skate4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds7th
National
Yugoslav1st
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. Hemar, Eduard (15 July 2015). "Prim. dr. Dragutin Dubravčić i dr. Zora Dubravčić: Bračni par uspješnih liječnika i sportaša" [Prim. Dr. Dragutin Dubravčić and Dr. Zora Dubravčić: Pair of successful doctors and athletes] (PDF). Liječničke novine (in Croatian). pp. 74–76. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2016.
  2. "Sanda Dubravčić". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. Sleeman, Elizabeth (2002). The International Who's Who of Women. p. 151. ISBN 9781857431223.
  4. "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2011.
  5. "ISU Council & Committee Members". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005.
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