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Jozef Sabovčík

1963 - Today

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Jozef Sabovčík (nicknamed Jumping Joe; born 4 December 1963) is a Slovak figure skater who competed representing Czechoslovakia. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time European champion (1985 and 1986), and a six-time Czechoslovak national champion. His quad toe loop at the 1986 European Championships was originally approved as the first quad jump landed in competition, but a few weeks later it was deemed invalid due to a touchdown with his free foot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jozef Sabovčík is the 174th most popular skater (down from 166th in 2024), the 264th most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Slovak Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Jozef Sabovčík ranks 174 out of 483. Before him are Kay Stenshjemmet, Brian Joubert, Oksana Baiul, Irina Slutskaya, Gabi Zange, and Viktor Petrenko. After him are Marina Klimova, Zhao Hongbo, Alexei Yagudin, Uwe-Jens Mey, Alexei Urmanov, and Alexander Zhulin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jozef Sabovčík ranks 627. Before him are John Bercow, Ian Brown, Michel Weber, Srđan Dragojević, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, and Zhang Yuan. After him are Helen Sharman, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Jörg Woithe, Débora Bloch, Vladimír Růžička, and Graciano Rocchigiani.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Jozef Sabovčík ranks 264 out of 418. Before him are Petra Vlhová (1995), Janette Husárová (1974), Radoslav Zabavník (1980), Stanislav Lobotka (1994), Miroslav Karhan (1976), and Peter Pišťanek (1960). After him are Lukas Ridgeston (1974), Andrej Danko (1974), Miroslav Šatan (1974), Kyla Cole (1978), Marek Mintál (1977), and Peter Pekarík (1986).

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Among SKATERS In Slovakia

Among skaters born in Slovakia, Jozef Sabovčík ranks 2. Before him are Ondrej Nepela (1951).

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