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Czech figure skater (1926–2001)
Vladislav Čáp
Born(1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Died30 December 2001(2001-12-30) (aged 75)
Prague, Czech Republic
Figure skating career
CountryCzechoslovakia
CoachArnold Gerschwiler
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Figure skating: Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1947 Davos Men's singles

Vladislav Čáp (13 April 1926 — 30 December 2001) was a Czech figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was the 1947 European silver medalist. He competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.

Čáp graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague. In 1958, he published a book on figure skating, Výklad pravidel krasobruslení. In 1959, he was arrested for alleged spying and sentenced to five years in prison. He was released after three and a half years. In 1969, he began working for Czechoslovak Television and lecturing on stage lighting at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Results

International
Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Winter Olympics 10th
World Championships 4th 10th
European Champ. 2nd 8th 5th
National
Czechoslovak Champ. 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd

References

  1. "European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 November 2008.
  2. "Ladislav Čáp". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Database" (in Czech). National Library of the Czech Republic.
  4. ^ Balcar, Miroslav (2005). "Ing. Vladislav Čáp : Inventář" (PDF) (in Czech). National Technical Museum (Prague). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2016.
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