Pavel Roman

Pavel Roman
Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman, 1962
Born	(1943-01-25)25 January 1943 Olomouc, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died	30 January 1972(1972-01-30) (aged 29) Tennessee, United States
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Partner	Eva Romanová
Medal record Representing Czechoslovakia Figure skating: Ice dancing World Championships 1965 Colorado Springs Ice dancing 1964 Dortmund Ice dancing 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ice dancing 1962 Prague Ice dancing European Championships 1965 Moscow Ice dancing 1964 Grenoble Ice dancing 1963 Budapest Ice dancing 1962 Geneva Ice dancing

Pavel Roman (25 January 1943 – 30 January 1972) was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in pair skating and ice dancing with his sister Eva Romanová. As ice dancers, they became four-time World champions (1962–65) and two-time European champions (1964–65).

Career

Demonstrations in figure skating at the Jaap Eden baan in Amsterdam, with a.o. Manfred Schnelldorfer; Olympic and world champion 1964, Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman, and Sjoukje Dijkstra doing her program.

The Romans started their competitive careers in pair skating rather than ice dance, placing third at the Czechoslovak Championships in 1957 and second in 1958 and 1959. They won the national ice dancing title in 1959, the first year that discipline was competed in Czechoslovakia. They competed in both disciplines at the 1959 European Championships, placing 7th in dance and 12th in pairs. After that they focused on ice dancing.

The siblings won their first world title at the 1962 World Championships in their home city of Prague, defeating their greatest rivals, Christian and Jean Paul Guhel of France. Eva was 16 years old and Pavel was 19. It was the first time non-British ice dancers won Worlds. One year later, they won the silver medal at the 1963 European Championships, behind Linda Shearman / Michael Phillips. After this competition they won every event they entered, winning the European title in 1964 and 1965, and World titles from 1962 to 1965. Ice dancing was not yet an Olympic sport.

After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revue Holiday on Ice.

Death

Roman died in a car crash in Tennessee, five days after his 29th birthday.

Results

Pairs with Romanová

International
Event	1956–57	1967–58	1958–59
European Champ.			12th
National
Czechoslovakia	3rd	2nd	2nd

Ice dance with Romanová

International
Event	58–59	59–60	60–61	61–62	62–63	63–64	64–65
World Champ.				1st	1st	1st	1st
European Champ.	7th	7th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st
National
Czechoslovakia	1st