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Hana Mašková

Czech figure skater (1949-1972)

Hana Mašková
Born	(1949-09-26)26 September 1949 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	31 March 1972(1972-03-31) (aged 22) Vouvray, France
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Retired	1969
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia Figure skating: Ladies' singles Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Ladies' singles World Championships 1968 Geneva Ladies' singles 1967 Vienna Ladies' singles European Championships 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ladies' singles 1968 Västerås Ladies' singles 1967 Ljubljana Ladies' singles

Hana Mašková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦana ˈmaʃkovaː]) (26 September 1949 – 31 March 1972) was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia. She was the 1968 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (1967, 1968), and the 1968 European champion.

Career[edit]

As a child, Mašková spent her days on the ice at the Štvanice Stadium. Karel Glogar, who had been instrumental in the early career of two-time World champion Ája Vrzáňová, identified her talent.^[1] Her next coach was Jaroslav Sadílek, followed by Míla Nováková in 1963.^[1][2]

Mašková's international career started at the 1963 European ChampionshipsinBudapest. The next year, she competed in the 1964 World ChampionshipsinDortmund. As a fifteen-year-old, she represented Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Winter OlympicsinInnsbruck and placed 15th.

In 1967, Mašková won the silver medal at the European Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, finishing second to Gabriele Seyfert from East Germany (GDR). One year later, Mašková won the gold medal in VästeråsinSweden. She competed at the 1968 Winter OlympicsinGrenoble, winning the bronze medal behind Peggy Fleming of the United States, who had already won two World titles, and Seyfert. She is the only Czech woman to win an Olympic medal in figure skating.

Ája Vrzáňová invited her to join a professional show, but Mašková decided to compete one more year. She took the silver medal at the 1969 European ChampionshipsinGarmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany, behind Gabriele Seyfert. In 1969, Mašková left competition and joined the Holiday on Ice tour.^[3]

Death[edit]

On 31 March 1972, Mašková was killed in a car crash near the French town Vouvray. Her tomb is at the Vyšehrad cemetery in Prague, decorated by a winged female torso made by Jan Štursa.^[3]

Competitive highlights[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Hana MaškováatOlympics.com
• Hana Mašková at Olympic.org (archived)
• Hana MaškováatOlympedia
• Hana MaškováatOlympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Hana MaškováatOlympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
• Hana Mašková at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)