Eva Graham, née Romanová (born 27 January 1946) is a Czech former figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in pair skating and ice dancing with her brother Pavel Roman. As ice dancers, they became four-time World champions (1962–65) and two-time European champions (1964–65).
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 Eva Romanová and Pavel Roman in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1946 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Pavel Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editThe Romans started their competitive careers in pair skating rather than ice dance, placing third at the Czechoslovak Championships in 1957 and second in 1958 and 1959. They won the national ice dancing title in 1959, the first year that discipline was competed in Czechoslovakia. They competed in both disciplines at the 1959 European Championships, placing 7th in dance and 12th in pairs. After that they focused on ice dancing.[1]
The siblings won their first world title at the 1962 World Championships in their home city of Prague,[2] defeating their greatest rivals, Christian and Jean Paul Guhel of France. Eva was 16 years old and Pavel was 19.[2] It was the first time non-British ice dancers won Worlds.[3] One year later, they won the silver medal at the 1963 European Championships, behind Linda Shearman / Michael Phillips. After this competition they won every event they entered, winning the European title in 1964 and 1965, and World titles from 1962–65. Ice dancing was not yet an Olympic sport.
After retiring from competition they skated in the professional revue Holiday on Ice.[2]
Personal life
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2018) |
Romanová married Jackie Graham. After living in the US they returned to Great Britain. In 2000 they moved to Czech Republic due to Eva's mother's poor health. In 2006, after the death of Eva's mother they resettled in the UK where Graham died. Eva still lives in Great Britain.
Results
editPairs with Roman
edit| International | |||
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| Event | 1956–57 | 1967–58 | 1958–59 |
| European Champ. | 12th | ||
| National | |||
| Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
Ice dance with Roman
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| Event | 58–59 | 59–60 | 60–61 | 61–62 | 62–63 | 63–64 | 64–65 |
| World Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| European Champ. | 7th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| National | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 1st | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Europe's World Champions... 1962". Skating (magazine). June 1962.
- ^ a b c "Krasobruslař Pavel Roman: Zabila ho vášeň k motorkám, bylo mu jen 29 let". Blesk (in Czech). 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Hines, James R. (2011). Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. xxv. ISBN 978-0-8108-6859-5.