Zdeněk Pazdírek (born 13 December 1953) is a former competitive

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 represented

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. He is the 1974–75 national champion and competed at the

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, placing 12th. He finished in the top ten at five

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and two

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. Following his competitive career, he toured professionally with Holiday on Ice from 1981–89. He married British figure skater Karena Richardson. Pazdírek teaches skating at the

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Skating Club in

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. He has coached Jordan Ju and Larkyn Austman.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pazdirek, Zdenek 1953 births Figure skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Czechoslovak male single skaters Olympic figure skaters for Czechoslovakia Czech figure skating coaches Czech emigrants to Canada Canadian figure skating coaches Living people Figure skaters from Brno