1965 Prague Skate

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1965 Prague Skate
Date: 17 – 20 November 1965
Season: 1965–1966
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Champions
Men's singles:
Flag of Italy.svg  Giordano Abbondati  (ITA)
Ladies' singles:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Hana Maskova  (TCH)
Pair skating:
Flag of Germany.svg  Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne  (FRG)
Ice dance:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Babická / Jaromir Holan  (TCH)
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The 1965 Prague Skate was a senior international figure skating competition held in Czechoslovakia in November 1965. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Italy's Giordano Abbondati won the men's title ahead of the future Olympic champion, Ondrej Nepela of Czechoslovakia. Future Olympic medalist Hana Mašková took gold in the ladies' event by defeating Hungary's Zsuzsa Almássy and West Germany's Uschi Keszler. In ice dancing, Czechoslovakia's Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan won the first of their two Prague Skate titles, defeating teams from West Germany and the United Kingdom.

The Prague Skate is an international figure skating competition. It was a senior event from the 1960s to 1997, usually held in November or December in Prague. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. Since 1999, it is organized in some years as part of the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

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Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia, was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

Single skating discipline of figure skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating in which male and female skaters compete individually. Men's singles and women's singles, along with the other figure skating disciples, pair skating, ice dance, and synchronized skating, are governed by the International Skating Union (ISU).

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Men

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Giordano Abbondati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2 Ondrej Nepela Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
3 Valeri Meshkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
4 Sergei Chetverukhin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
5 Reinhard Ketterer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
6 Marian Filc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
7 Jacques Mrozek Flag of France.svg  France
8 Jean-Roland Racle Flag of France.svg  France
9 Josef Tuma Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
10 Zdzislaw Pienkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
...

Ladies

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Hana Mašková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Zsuzsa Almássy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Uschi Keszler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
4 Alena Augustova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
5 Elisabeth Nestler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
6 Zsuzsa Szentmiklóssy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
7 Petra Ruhrmann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
8 Elena Shcheglova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9 Charlotte Walter Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
10 Patricia Ann Dodd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
11 Britt Elfving Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
...

Pairs

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Margot Glockshuber / Wolfgang Danne Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
2 Monique Mathys / Yves Aellig Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
3 Vera Stehlikova / Karel Fajfr Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
4 Marianne Streifler / Herbert Wiesinger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
5 Dana Fialova / Milos Man Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6 Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
7 Emanuele Gianoli / Michele Bargauan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Ice dancing

RankName [1] [2] Nation
1 Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 Gabriele Matysik / Rudi Matysik Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 ??? Dean / ??? Webster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
4 ??? Siesman / ??? Barron Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
5 ??? Herman / ??? Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
6 Ludmila Kotkova / Vaclav Kotek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
...

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "1965 Prague Skate". Rudé právo Archive. 21 November 1965. p. 4.