Melinda Kunhegyi
Melinda Kunhegyi | |
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Born | (1965-12-01) December 1, 1965 (age 58) Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Partner | Lyndon Johnston |
Skating club | Preston FSC, Cambridge |
Retired | c. 1985 |
Melinda Kunhegyi (born December 1, 1965) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Lyndon Johnston, she is the 1981 Prague Skate champion, the 1981 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, and a two-time Canadian national silver medalist. They competed together at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Kunhegyi was born on December 1, 1965, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Career
Kunhegyi represented the Preston Figure Skating Club in Cambridge, Ontario.[1]
In 1981, Kunhegyi and Lyndon Johnston won three international medals – silver at the Nebelhorn Trophy, gold at the Prague Skate, and gold at the Grand Prix International St. Gervais. In 1982, they took silver at the St. Ivel International.
During the 1983–1984 season, the pair won bronze at the 1983 Skate America[2] and then silver at the 1984 Canadian Championships. They placed 12th at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.[1]
In their final season together, Kunhegyi/Johnston won silver at the Ennia Challenge Cup and Canadian Championships.[3] They placed fifth at the 1985 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Kunhegyi/Johnston won three national titles in four skating, taking gold in 1982, 1984, and 1985.
Results
pairs with Johnston
International | ||||
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Event | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 |
Winter Olympics | 12th | |||
World Champ. | 5th | |||
Ennia Cup | 2nd | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | |||
Prague Skate | 1st | |||
Skate America | 3rd | |||
St. Gervais | 1st | |||
St. Ivel | 2nd | |||
National | ||||
Canadian Champ. | 2nd | 2nd |
References
- ^ a b c "Melinda Kunhegyi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- ^ "Tiffany Chin Takes Singles Skating Final". The New York Times. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Orser nearly perfect in free skating as Coull, Rowsom take pairs event". The Montreal Gazette. February 11, 1985. p. 22.
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- 1913: Dorothy White / R. B. Veits & Isobel Sherwin / C.J. Allen
- 1914: Dolly Goodeve / O. G. McIntyre & Betty Masson / A. C. Ross
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- 1933-34: Elmore Davis / Melville Rogers & Prudence Holbrook / Guy Owen
- 1935: Elmore Davis / Guy Owen & Prudence Holbrook / Melville Rogers
- 1936-37: Elmore Davis / Melville Rogers & Prudence Holbrook / Guy Owen
- 1938: Constance Wilson-Samuel / Montgomery Wilson & Veronica Clarke / Ralph McCreath
- 1939: Gillian Watson / Sandy McKechnie & Ruth Hall / Donald Gilchrist
- 1940: Ruth Hall / William Calder & Elizabeth Chambers / John Milson
- 1941: Tasie McCarthy / Donald Gilchrist & Virginia Wilson / Michael Kirby
- 1942: Eleanor O'Meara / Donald Gilchrist & Virginia Wilson / Michael Kirby
- 1951: Pat Spray / David Spalding & Gayle Wakely / Norman Walker
- 1955: Peggy Lount / Ian Campbell & Jackie Oldham / Clifford Spearing
- 1959: Sharron Davis / Dean Akins & Clare Snowdy / Larry Bennett
- 1962: Gertrude Desjardins / Maurice Lafrance & Elinor Flack / Phillip McCordic
- 1964: Bonnie Anderson / David Dore & Laura Maybee / Greg Folk
- 1982: Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston & Becky Gough / Mark Rowsom
- 1984: Katherina Matousek / Lloyd Eisler & Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston
- 1985: Christine Hough / Doug Ladret & Melinda Kunhegyi / Lyndon Johnston
- 1986: Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston & Isabelle Kourie / Guy Trudeau
- 1987: Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston & Laureen Collin / John Penticost
- 1988: Denise Benning / Lyndon Johnston & Christine Hough / Doug Ladret
- 1989: Cory Watson / Patricia MacNeil & Christine Hough / Doug Ladret
- 1990: Christine Hough / Doug Ladret & Cindy Landry / Lyndon Johnston
- 1991-92: Stacey Ball / Jean-Michel Bombardier & Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler
- 1993: Jodi Barnes / Rob Williams & Jodeyne Higgins / Sean Rice
- 1994-96: Jodeyne Higgins / Sean Rice & Alison Purkiss / Scott MacDonald
- 1997: Allison Gaylor / David Pelletier & Nadine Prenovost / David Annecca