Carole Jane Pachl
Carole Jane Pachl (born December 23, 1938 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Canadian figure skater who started in a single run .
Pachl is the daughter of a once in Czechoslovakia and Germany known stage and film actress and a wealthy Czechoslovak chocolate manufacturer . Her father was taken to a concentration camp by the National Socialists and expropriated by the Communists after the war . The family then went to Montreal .
At the age of eight, Pachl started figure skating in earnest; before that, she had mainly been interested in ballet . Her mother took her to England to train with Arnold Gerschwiler . Later Pachl also trained under Gustave Lussi in Lake Placid and Otto Gold in Ottawa .
1955 to 1957 Pachl was Canadian champion . In 1954 she had her debut at the world championships , which she finished eighth. In 1955 she was sixth and at her last World Cup in 1957 , she finished fourth. Pachl represented Canada at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo , where he finished sixth.
Results
| Competition / year | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| winter Olympics | 6th | |||
| World championships | 8th. | 6th | 4th | |
| Canadian Championships | 1. | 1. | 1. |
Web links
- Carole Jane Pachl in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=CfkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4549,901135&dq=carole-jane-pachl&hl=en
- ↑ http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=CfkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4549,901135&dq=carole-jane-pachl&hl=en
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pachl, Carole Jane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Czechoslovakia |