| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-11-12)12 November 1980 (age 45) Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Skating club | Eissport-Klub Engelmann |
| Began skating | 1986 |
| Retired | 2004 |
Clemens Jonas (born 12 November 1980) is an Austrian former competitivefigure skater. A four-timenational champion (1999, 2001–02, 2004), he represented Austria at five European and four World Championships.
In November 1998, Jonas qualified for the short program at theWorld Junior Championships inZagreb, Croatia but did not advance further. After winning his first national title, he was sent to theEuropean Championships, held inPrague, Czech Republic in January 1999, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.
Jonas sustained a serious injury in a car accident in August 2002 and resumed training in mid-October.[1] In January 2003, he qualified for the free skate at theEuropean Championships inMalmö, Sweden, and finished 22nd overall, his highest ISU Championship placement. Jonas had knee surgery in April 2003, keeping him off the ice for four months.[2]
In the 2003–04 season, Jonas won his fourth national title. He retired from competition following the2004 World Championships inDortmund, Germany.
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 [2] | ||
| 2002–2003 [1] | ||
| 2001–2002 [3] |
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| 2000–2001 [4] |
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| International[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 |
| World Champ. | 41st | 33rd | 35th | 33rd | |||||
| European Champ. | 31st | 31st | 30th | 22nd | 31st | ||||
| Golden Spin | 22nd | 21st | |||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 9th | 11th | |||||||
| International: Junior[5] | |||||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 29th | ||||||||
| Gardena | 11th J | 11th J | |||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 21st J | ||||||||
| National[5] | |||||||||
| Austrian Champ. | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Austrian Jr. Champ. | 1st | ||||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||