Zoltán Kelemen ( Hungarian. Zoltán Kelemen ; born July 31, 1986 in Miercurea Ciuc , Hargita , Romania ) is a Romanian skater who performed in singles . Seven - time champion of Romania . As of April 2014, he was 60th in the ranking of the International Union of Skaters (ISU) [1] .
| Zoltan Kelemen | |
|---|---|
 Zoltan Kelemen in 2010 | |
| Personal Information | |
| Presents |  Romania |
| Date of Birth | July 31, 1986 (33 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Miercurea-Ciuc , Hargita , Romania |
| Growth | 167 cm |
| Trainer | George Chipper |
| Former trainers | Cornell Gheorghe |
| Place of residence | Miercurea Ciuc |
| Sports achivments | |
| The best results in the ISU system (at international amateur competitions) | |
| Amount | 08/19/08 |
| Short | 65.52 |
| Arbitrary | 128.56 |
| Completed speeches | |
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Career
In September 2009, the Nebelhorn Trophy was 13th, which provided Romania with one place in men's singles at the 2010 Olympic Games . At the 2010 European Championships he achieved his first relative success - he entered the free program and became the 19th. At the Olympics , in the short program, he performed unsuccessfully, became the 29th and did not qualify for an arbitrary.
In the 2010-2011 season, for the first time in his career, he received the Grand Prix stage, Trophée Eric Bompard , and became the last there. The following season, at the European Championships 2012, he made a serious breakthrough for himself, becoming the 14th, but at the World Cup he could not qualify and was in 32nd place.
Kelemen successfully performed at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy tournament and became 6th there, having won one quota for Romania in men's singles at the 2014 Winter Olympics . In Sochi, he managed to qualify for the free program and take the final 23rd place.
In the last years of his amateur career, he trained mainly in Switzerland, in the group of Gheorghe Chipper, who also represented Romania at the international level in the past.
Zoltan Kelemen is completely blind in one eye.
Sports Achievements
Post-2010 Results
| Competition | 2010—2011 | 2011—2012 | 2012—2013 | 2013—2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 23 | |||
| World Championships | 14Q | 29th | 21 | |
| European Championships | 21 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Championships of Romania | one | one | one | |
| Grand Prix Stages: Trophée Eric Bompard | 9 | |||
| Nebelhorn trophy | 20 | 6 | ||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 7 | |||
| Coupe Internationale de Nice | 14 | |||
| Zagreb’s Golden Skate | Wd | |||
| NRW Trophy | 15 | eight | ||
| Merano cup | four |
- WD = retired
Results from 2004 to 2010
| Competition | 2004-2005 | 2005—2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007—2008 | 2008-2009 | 20092010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 29th | |||||
| World Championships | 41 | 33 | 32 | 32 | ||
| European Championships | 32 | 35 | 34 | nineteen | ||
| Junior World Championships | nineteen | 17 | ||||
| Championships of Romania | 2 | 3 | one | one | one | one |
| Nebelhorn trophy | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Merano Cup | 9 | |||||
| Memorial of karl schaefer | ten | |||||
| Coupe de nice | 12 | |||||
| Zagreb’s Golden Skate | 15 | 22 | sixteen | sixteen | ||
| Crystal skate | four | 9 | ||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 18 | |||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | nineteen | |||||
| Stages of the Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 18 | |||||
| Montfort cup | 3 |
Results until 2004
| Competition | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000—2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championships of Romania | five | five | four | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crystal skate | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Notes
- ↑ ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance . ISU (June 17, 2011). Date of treatment June 17, 2011. Archived on August 28, 2011.
Links
- Z. Kelemen (English) on the official website of the International Skating Union .