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'''Sonja Balun Harand''' (born December 12, 1955) is an [[Austria]]n [[figure skating|figure skater]] who competed in ladies singles. She was a four-time [[Austrian Figure Skating Championships|Austrian national champion]] from 1973 to 1976. She finished 17th at the [[1972 Winter Olympics]].
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'''Sonja Balun Harand''' (born 12 December 1955) is an Austrian former [[figure skater]] who competed in ladies' singles. She is a four-time [[Austrian Figure Skating Championships|Austrian national]] champion (1973–1976)<ref name=AUT/> and competed at the [[Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics|1972 Winter Olympics]], finishing 17th.<ref name=SR/>
Sonja is the wife of Olympic hockey player Kurt Harand. She is daughter of Czechoslovakia's figure skaters [[Miloslav Balun]] and [[Soňa Balunová]], [[1954 European Figure Skating Championships|1954 European]] bronze medalists in pairs.

Born in [[Czechoslovakia]], Balun is the daughter of the [[1954 European Figure Skating Championships|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==
==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! {{tooltip|70–71|1970–1971}}
! 1970-71
! 1971-72
! 71–72
! 1972-73
! 72–73
! 1973-74
! 73–74
! 1974-75
! 74–75
! 1975-76
! 75–76
|-
|-
| [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || align="center" | 17th || || || ||
| align=left | [[Figure skating at the Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] || || 17th || || || ||
|-
|-
| [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] || align="center" | 20th || || || align="center" | 16th || align="center" | 16th ||
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Champ.]] || 20th || || || 16th || 16th ||
|-
|-
| [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] || align="center" | 18th || align="center" | 17th || align="center" | 10th || align="center" | 10th || align="center" | 12th ||
| align=left | [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Champ.]] || 18th || 17th || 10th || 10th || 12th ||
|-
|-
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| align=left | [[Schäfer Memorial]] || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
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| [[Austrian Figure Skating Championships|Austrian Championships]] || || || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|-
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National
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| [[Karl Schäfer Memorial]] || || || || || || align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|-
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| align=left | [[Austrian Figure Skating Championships|Austrian Champ.]] || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sonja-balun-1.html Sports-reference profile]

<ref name=AUT>{{cite web |url=http://staatsmeisterschaften.ekl-austria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=190 |title=1968–2009 singles champions |publisher=EKL Austria |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221140651/http://staatsmeisterschaften.ekl-austria.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121&Itemid=190 |archivedate=21 December 2014 |deadurl= unfit |df= }}</ref>

<ref name=SR>{{cite web |url= http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sonja-balun-1.html |title= Sonja Balun |publisher= [[Sports Reference]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170610233628/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sonja-balun-1.html |archivedate= 10 June 2017 |deadurl= no }}</ref>

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Revision as of 06:17, 15 June 2017

Sonja Balun
Other namesSonja Harand
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955 (age 68)
Czechoslovakia
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 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

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

  1. ^ "1968–2009 singles champions". EKL Austria. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Sonja Balun". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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