Val Bezic ; Toronto , December 8, 1952 At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, the couple took 9th place, at the 1974 World Cup 5th place.
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Biography
Val Bezik's mother, Angelin Matelian, was born 1927 in northern Ontario in a family of immigrants from Croatia . Father - Dushan Bezik - a refugee from Croatia , arrived in Canada at the age of 25 years. The families of both parents came from the same village on the island of Solta .
In 1965 , Val began to ride with his sister Sandra Besic . In 1966 , they first performed at the Canadian Junior Championships, where they took the penultimate place. In 1967 , they won this championship.
Sporting Achievements
(with Sandra Besic )
1969
- Canadian Championship - 3rd place
1970
- Canadian Championship - 1st place
- World Championship - 14th place
1971
- Canadian Championship - 1st place
- World Championship - 9th place
1972
- Canadian Championship - 1st place
- Olympics - 9th place
- World Championship - 8th place
1973
- Canadian Championship - 1st place
- World Championship - 6th place
1974
- Canadian Championship - 1st place
- World Championship - 5th place
See also
- Figure Skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics - pair skating
Sources
- The Passion to Skate by Sandra Bezic with David Hayes, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, An Opus Book ( ISBN 0-83626452-5 ).