Pál Vásárhelyi

Pál Vásárhelyi (18 June 1938 – 14 September 2008)[1][2] was a Hungarian competitive ice dancer. With Györgyi Korda, he was the 1964 Winter Universiade champion,[3] the 1964 Blue Swords champion,[4] and a seven-time Hungarian national champion.[5] The duo competed at four World and six European Championships. They placed among the European top five in 1963 (Budapest, Hungary), 1964 (Grenoble, France), and 1965 (Moscow, Soviet Union).

The native form of this personal name is Vásárhelyi Pál. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Pál Vásárhelyi
Vásárhelyi with Korda in 1964
Born(1938-06-18)18 June 1938
Budapest
Died14 September 2008(2008-09-14) (aged 70)
Figure skating career
CountryHungary
PartnerGyörgyi Korda
Skating clubBudapesti Lokomotív
Budapesti Spartacus
Retired1965

Vásárhelyi skated at Budapesti Lokomotív and Budapesti Spartacus.[1] He retired from competition in 1965. He later worked as a library director at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.[2]

Competitive highlights

With Korda

International
Event 58–59 59–60 60–61 61–62 62–63 63–64 64–65
World Champ.10th9th9th10th
European Champ.13th11th12th4th4th5th
Blue Swords1st
Winter Universiade1st
National
Hungarian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. "Vásárhelyi Pál (1938-2008)" (in Hungarian). Tudományos és Műszaki Tájékoztatás. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.
  2. "Perszonália: Vásárhelyi Pál (1938–2008)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Elektronikus Periodika Archívum és Adatbázis. 27 August 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2017.
  3. "1960-2015 Statistics Winter Universiades" (PDF). International University Sports Federation / sport.fi. 1 January 2016. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017.
  4. "Blue Swords (Pokal der Blauen Schwerter) - Gold Medalists". Figure Skating Corner. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
  5. "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
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