Yugoslav Figure Skating Championships

Yugoslav Figure Skating Championships
StatusDefunct
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
Country Yugoslavia
Years active1949–2002

The Yugoslav Figure Skating Championships (Croatian: Prvenstvo jugoslavije u klizanju; Serbian: Првенство Југославије у уметничком клизању) were an annual figure skating competition to crown the national champions of Yugoslavia. Medals were awarded in men's and women's singles until the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.

The 1964 Yugoslav Championships were heralded as the event's 14th anniversary.[1]

The breakup of Yugoslavia began in 1991 with the secession of Slovenia and Croatia. Yugoslavia ceased to exist as a distinct entity in 2003 with the establishment of Serbia and Montenegro as a federal republic.

Senior medalists

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1948 Ljubljana Emanuel Tuma Vlado Gross No other competitors [2]
1949 Marko Lajović Vlado Gross [3]
1950
1951
1952 Ljubljana Marko Lajović Jože Rešman [4]
1953 Celje Jože Rešman Miro Rozman Mr. Amšelj [5]
1954 Ljubljana Miro Rozman Mr. Amšelj Jože Rešman [6]
1955
1956 Ljubljana Jože Rešman [7]
1957 Jesenice
1958
1959
1960 Jesenice Petar Peršin[a] [8]
1961 No other competitors [9]
1962 Ljubljana [10]
1963 No men's competitors [11]
1964 Belgrade Metja Šketa [12]
1965 Zagreb Bojan Lipovčak No other competitors [13]
1966
1967 Ljubljana
1968
1969
1970 Ljubljana Zoran Matas Silvio Švajger [14]
1971 Božidar Valešić [15]
1972 [16]
1973 Silvio Švajger Matjaž Krušec Mladen Mumclaš [17]
1974 [18]
1975 Zagreb
1976 Matjaž Krušec Silvio Švajger Miljan Begović [19]
1977 Miljan Begović [20]
1978
1979 Zagreb Matjaž Krušec Miljan Begović Tomislav Čižmešija [21]
1980 Miljan Begović Tomislav Čižmešija Damir Velnić [22]
1981 Sarajevo [23]
1982 Zagreb [24]
1983 [25]
1984 Belgrade Mitije Vilara [26]
1985 Novi Sad Tomislav Čižmešija Mitije Vilara Matej Pangerl [27]
1986 David Propratnik [28]
1987 Sarajevo [29]
1988 Zagreb Joško Cerovac [30]
1989 Jesenice Joško Cerovac Zoran Marković [31]
1990 Belgrade [32]
1991 Zagreb Mr. Klasinc Zoran Marković [33]
1992 Belgrade
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 Miloš Milanović[34]
1998
1999
2000
2001 Dimitrije Klebancuk Andrej Maximov [35]
2002 Trifun Živanović Miloš Milanović[34] No other competitors

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1948 Ljubljana Silva Palme Klara Gombaš No other competitors [2]
1949 Mara Drašler [3]
1950
1951
1952 Ljubljana Silva Palme Mara Drašler [4]
1953 Celje Mara Drašlar [5]
1954 Ljubljana Ms. Benković Ms. Gregorić [6]
1955
1956 Ljubljana Nevenka Gala [7]
1957 Jesenice
1958
1959
1960 Jesenice Tjaša Andre[b] [8]
1961 Tjaša Andre Albina Savnik No other competitors [9]
1962 Ljubljana Katjuša Derenda Tjaša Andre Albina Kristan [10]
1963 Albina Kristan Žhalka Šušteršić [11]
1964 Belgrade [12]
1965 Zagreb Ms. Drnovšek Ms. Agrež No other competitors [13]
1966
1967 Ljubljana Katjuša Derenda
1968
1969
1970 Ljubljana Helena Gazvoda [14]
1971 Ms. Leben Z. Gazvoda [15]
1972 [16]
1973
1974 Ms. Gačnik Ms. Župančič [18]
1975 Zagreb
1976 Sanda Dubravčić Ms. Župančič Ms. Kralj [19]
1977 [20]
1978
1979 Zagreb Sanda Dubravčić Nevenka Lisak Natasa Katić [21]
1980 [22]
1981 Sarajevo Petra Malivuk [23]
1982 Zagreb Petra Malivuk Nevenka Lisak [24]
1983 Željka Čižmešija Nevenka Lisak Sanda Dubravčić [25]
1984 Belgrade Sanda Dubravčić Željka Čižmešija [26]
1985 Novi Sad Željka Čižmešija Metka Hladin Vojislava Popović [27]
1986 Mateja Aubrecht [28]
1987 Sarajevo Gabrijela Jurković [29]
1988 Zagreb [30]
1989 Jesenice Mateja Aubrecht Željka Čižmešija [31]
1990 Belgrade Željka Čižmešija Mateja Aubrecht Špela Perc [32]
1991 Zagreb Melita Juratek Mojca Kopač [33]
1992 Belgrade
1993
1994 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
1995 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
1996 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
1997 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
1998 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
1999 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
2000 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]
2001 Helena Pajović Ksenija Jastsenjski[36] Ivana Djurin [35]
2002 Ksenija Jastsenjski[36]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1948 Ljubljana
  • Silva Palme
  • Marko Lajović
No other competitors [2]
1949 [3]
1950
1951
1952 Ljubljana
1953 Celje No pairs competitors [5]
1954 Ljubljana
  • Ms. Brlec
  • Mr. Faidita
1955
1956 Ljubljana
  • Nevenka Gala
  • Jože Rešman
[7]
1957 Jesenice
1958
1959
1960 Jesenice
  • Tjaša Andre
  • Petar Perštin
No other competitors [8]
1961
1962 Ljubljana
1963
  • Katjuša Derenda
  • Franek Klemenc
  • Anka Dolenc
  • Metja Šketa
No other competitors [11]
1964 Belgrade
  • Anka Dolenc
  • Metja Šketa
[12]
1965 Zagreb
  • Barba Senk
  • Peter Sprager
No other competitors [13]
1966 No pairs competitors [37]
1967 Ljubljana
  • Anka Dolenc
  • Metja Šketa
1968
1969
1970 Ljubljana
  • Helena Gazvoda
  • Silvio Svajger
[14]
1971 No other competitors [15]
2000 Belgrade
  • Ivana Djurin
  • Andrei Maximov
[38]
2001

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2001 Belgrade
  • Olga Kudimovich
  • Tadej Antonijevic
No other competitors [35]
2002
  • Marina Galic
  • Igor Sergeev
Notes
  1. ^ Petar Peršin did not achieve the minimum required score to be named the Yugoslav Champion.
  2. ^ Tjaša Andre did not achieve the minimum required score to be named the Yugoslav Champion.

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