Vladislav Čáp

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Vladislav Čáp (born April 13, 1926 in Prague ; † December 30, 2001 there ) was a Czechoslovak figure skater , referee, electrical engineer and light artist .

Life

Čáp studied electrical engineering (low current) at the Czech Technical University in Prague , but initially devoted himself to individual figure skating. He was runner-up in Davos in 1947, behind Hans Gerschwiler . In the same year he also achieved his best result at world championships with fourth place at the world championships. In 1948 he took part in the Olympic Games in St. Moritz and finished them in tenth place. Later he worked as an international referee in figure skating and an official of the International Ice Skating Union ISU.

He was arrested in 1959 and sentenced in 1960 to five years in prison for alleged espionage, of which he was imprisoned for three and a half years. From 1964 he worked in the scenographic institute and dealt with light in art , where he could show some successes. After 1969 he held lectures at the theater faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and shortly afterwards switched to the development and experimental department of the television station Československá televize , where he worked until his retirement (around 1990/1991). As a pensioner, Čáp took part in a number of projects in the field of building lighting , including abroad (until around 1995).

Athletic results

Competition / year 1947 1948 1949
winter Olympics 10.
World championships 4th 10.
European championships 2. 8th. 5.

Čáp won his only medal - silver - in Davos in 1947.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Miroslav Balcar: Ing.Vladislav Čáp. Inventář . Short biography of the National Technical Museum, 2005, online at: ntm.cz / ... ( Memento of the original April 14, 2016 Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ntm.cz
  2. ↑ Ladislav Čáp (sic!), Online at: sports-reference.com / ... ( Memento from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Czech Figure Skating , online at: ostrava2017.eu / ... ( Memento of the original of 29 March 2017 Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ostrava2017.eu

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personal data
SURNAME Čáp, Vladislav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak figure skater, referee, electrical engineer and light artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 2001
Place of death Prague