Jaromír Holan | |||||||||||||
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Jaromír Holan in 2015
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Country represented | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
Born |
Prague, Czechoslovakia |
14 May 1941 ||||||||||||
Partner |
Dana Holanová (Novotná) Jitka Babická |
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Retired | c. 1969 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jaromír Holan (born May 14, 1941 in Prague) is a Czech former ice dancer who represented Czechoslovakia. Competing in partnership with Jitka Babická, he won bronze at the 1966 European Championships in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
By 1968, Holan had teamed up with Dana Novotná. After their marriage, she competed as Dana Holanová. The duo won two national titles and placed 8th at the 1969 World Championships. After retiring from competition, Holan emigrated to the United States and became a skating coach in Ohio.