Szilárd Tóth

Szilárd Tóth (born 17 August 1973) is a Hungarian former competitive ice dancer. With Enikő Berkes, he is the 1993 Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and 1994 national champion. They represented Hungary at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

The native form of this personal name is Tóth Szilárd. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Szilárd Tóth
Born (1973-08-17) 17 August 1973
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryHungary
PartnerBianca Szíjgyártó
Enikő Berkes
CoachGabriella Remport
Ilona Berecz
Skating clubStudent Skating Sport Club Budapest
Began skating1982
Retiredc. 1997

Career

Partnership with Berkes

Tóth began his partnership with Enikő Berkes by 1991. They competed in the final segment at four ISU Championships, placing 15th at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Hull, Quebec, Canada; 20th at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland; 24th at the 1994 European Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark; and 23rd at the 1995 European Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

Berkes/Tóth were named in Hungary's team to the 1994 Winter Olympics in Hamar. They finished 20th in Norway.[1]

Partnership with Szíjgyártó

Ahead of the 1995–1996 season, Tóth teamed up with Bianca Szíjgyártó. The two were coached by Gabriella Remport and Ilona Berecz.[2] In their second season together, they won the Hungarian national title and were assigned to two ISU Championships. At the 1997 European Championships in Paris, they qualified to the free dance and finished 24th overall. They were eliminated after the original dance at the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Post-competitive career

Tóth has served as an International Skating Union judge for ice dancing.[3]

Programs

(with Szijgyarto)

Season Original dance Free dance
1996–1997
[2]
  • The Two Guitars
    by Paul Mauriat

Results

With Berkes
International[4]
Event 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Winter Olympics20th
European Champ.20th24th23rd
Trophée de France11th
Golden Spin3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy13th
P. Roman Memorial7th
Penta Cup 4th
Piruetten10th
Schäfer Memorial11th7th
Sofia Cup4th
Ukrainian Souvenir3rd
International: Junior[4]
World Junior Champ.15th
Grand Prize SNP8th
National[5]
Hungarian Champ.2nd1st

With Szíjgyártó
International[2]
Event 1995–96 1996–97
World Championships27th
European Championships24th
Finlandia Trophy10th8th
Golden Spin of Zagreb5th
Pavel Roman Memorial4th
National[5]
Hungarian Championships2nd1st

References
  1. "Szilárd Tóth". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Bianca SZIJGYARTO / Szilard TOTH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Communication No. 2027: List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2016/17 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 27 July 2016. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2016.
  4. "Eniko BERKES / Szilard TOTH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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