Pavel Roman

Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman, 1962
Personal information
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 Czechfigure skater who representedCzechoslovakia inpair skating andice dancing with his sisterEva Romanová. As ice dancers, they became four-timeWorld champions (1962–65) and two-timeEuropean champions (1964–65).

The Romans started their competitive careers inpair skating rather thanice dance, placing third at theCzechoslovak 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 the1959 European Championships, placing 7th in dance and 12th in pairs. After that they focused on ice dancing.^[1]

The siblings won their first world title at the1962 World Championships in their home city ofPrague,^[2] defeating their greatest rivals,Christian andJean Paul Guhel of France. Eva was 16 years old and Pavel was 19.^[2] It was the first time non-British ice dancers won Worlds.^[3] One year later, they won the silver medal at the1963 European Championships, behindLinda 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 anOlympic sport.

After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revueHoliday on Ice.^[2]

Roman died in a car crash inTennessee, five days after his 29th birthday.^[2]

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