Clemens Jonas

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Clemens Jonas
Born (1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 43)
Vienna, Austria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
Skating clubEissport-Klub Engelmann
Began skating1986
Retired2004

Clemens Jonas (born 12 November 1980) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. A four-time national champion (1999, 2001–02, 2004), he represented Austria at five European and four World Championships.

Career[edit]

In November 1998, Jonas qualified for the short program at the World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia but did not advance further. After winning his first national title, he was sent to the European Championships, held in Prague, Czech Republic in January 1999, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Jonas sustained a serious injury in a car accident in August 2002 and resumed training in mid-October.[1] In January 2003, he qualified for the free skate at the European Championships in Malmö, Sweden, and finished 22nd overall, his highest ISU Championship placement. Jonas had knee surgery in April 2003, keeping him off the ice for four months.[2]

In the 2003–04 season, Jonas won his fourth national title. He retired from competition following the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2003–2004
[2]
2002–2003
[1]
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2001–2002
[3]
  • America
    by Neil Diamond
2000–2001
[4]
  • Fiddler on the Roof
    by Jerry Bock
  • Schindler's List
    by John Williams
  • Fiddler on the Roof
    by Jerry Bock

Competitive highlights[edit]

International[5]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04
World Champ. 41st 33rd 35th 33rd
European Champ. 31st 31st 30th 22nd 31st
Golden Spin 22nd 21st
Schäfer Memorial 9th 11th
International: Junior[5]
World Junior Champ. 29th
Gardena 11th J 11th J
Grand Prize SNP 21st J
National[5]
Austrian Champ. 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Austrian Jr. Champ. 1st
J = Junior level

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Clemens JONAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Clemens JONAS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Clemens JONAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Clemens JONAS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Clemens JONAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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