Sonja Balun

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Sonja Balun
Other namesSonja Harand
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 68)
Czechoslovakia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryAustria
Retired1976

Sonja Balun Harand (born 12 December 1955) is an Austrian former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She is a four-time Austrian national champion (1973–1976)[1] and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th.[2]

Born in Czechoslovakia, Balun is the daughter of the 1954 European bronze medalists in pair skating – Soňa Balunová and Miloslav Balun. The family arrived in Austria in 1967.

She married Olympic ice hockey player Kurt Harand.

Results[edit]

International
Event 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76
Winter Olympics 17th
World Champ. 20th 16th 16th
European Champ. 18th 17th 10th 10th 12th
Schäfer Memorial 3rd
National
Austrian Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1968–2009 singles champions". EKL Austria. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Sonja Balun". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017.