Věra Suchánková 
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nation
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Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
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birthday
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October 29, 1932
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place of birth
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Pardubice
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date of death
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February 12, 2004
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| Career
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discipline
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Pair skating
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Partner
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Zdeněk Doležal
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| Medal table
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| World Cup medals
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0 × 
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1 × 
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0 × 
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| EM medals
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2 ×
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1 ×
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0 ×
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Věra Suchánková (born October 29, 1932 in Pardubice ; † February 12, 2004 ) was a Czech figure skater who started in pair skating for Czechoslovakia .
Her figure skating partner was Zdeněk Doležal . From 1956 to 1958 they were Czechoslovak champions. Already in their first international appearance in 1955 in Budapest they became vice-European champions behind the Hungarians Marianna and László Nagy . In their World Cup debut later that year, they were sixth. In 1956 they did not succeed in defending their EM medal. They finished the European Championship in fifth place. They finished eighth in their only Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. In 1956 and 1957 they did not contest any world championships . In 1957 in Vienna and 1958 in Bratislava Suchánková and Doležal became European champions . In their second and last World Cup participation, the couple won the silver medal in Paris in 1958, behind Canadians Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul .
Results
Pair skating
(with Zdeněk Doležal )
Individual evidence
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↑ Pardubice: 12. února 2004 zemřela pardubická rodačka Věra Suchánková, krasobruslařka ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Deník , February 12, 2014.
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Web links
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