Josef Slíva (born November 25, 1898, date of death unknown) was a

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figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

who competed for

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in the

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and in the

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. In 1924 he finished fourth in the

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. Four years later he finished fifth in the singles competition at the

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Games. In 1930, he was initially declared the winner of the

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; however, the results were nullified due to two of the officials not being certified, and the event was ordered to be redone. Slíva did not complete the second competition. His last international competition was the 1931 World Championships, where he placed twelfth.

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1898 births Czech male single skaters Czechoslovak male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Czechoslovakia Figure skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Třinec Year of death missing {{CzechRepublic-figure-skating-bio-stub