Zita Gebora
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| Born | 18 November 1982 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | András Visontai Gergö Balika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ilona Berecz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Spartacus Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zita Gebora (born 18 November 1982) is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With András Visontai, she is the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and a three-time Hungarian national champion. They competed in the final segment at nine ISU Championships – three World Championships (2000–2002), three European Championships (2000–2002), and three World Junior Championships (1997–1999).
Gebora/Visontai won two silver medals during the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series and qualified to the final, where they placed fourth. After moving up to the senior level, they appeared at two Grand Prix events. They trained under Ilona Berecz in Budapest.[1]
After her retirement from ice dancing she started to play ice hockey in 2003 as a player of FTC Amazonok later FTC Stars.
She became a two time Hungarian champion with the team. She attended four IIHF World Woman Champiohnship (D3) between 2003 and 2008 and participated four seasons in EWHL.(2004–2008)
Then she ended her player career and became an ice hockey referee. She officiated from 2013 to 2019. In 2019 she were a lines-man in Obihiro, Japan at the IIHF U18 Worlds Woman Championship Top Division.
Programs
[edit](with Visontai)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2001–2002 [2] |
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| 2000–2001 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
With Visontai
[edit]| International[1] | |||||||
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| Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 |
| World Champ. | 20th | 22nd | 21st | ||||
| European Champ. | 19th | 18th | 20th | ||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 10th | ||||||
| GP Trophée Lalique | 9th | ||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | 10th | |||||
| Skate Israel | 4th | ||||||
| International: Junior[1] | |||||||
| World Junior Champ. | 14th | 4th | 9th | ||||
| JGP Final | 4th | ||||||
| JGP France | 2nd | ||||||
| JGP Hungary | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| JGP Mexico | 2nd | ||||||
| Autumn Trophy | 12th J | ||||||
| EYOF | 5th J | ||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 3rd J | 1st J | |||||
| Penta Cup | 8th J | ||||||
| National[4] | |||||||
| Hungarian Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||
With Balika
[edit]| International[5] | |
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| Event | 1992 |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 5th N |
| N = Novice level | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
- ^ "Zita GEBORA / Andras VISONTAI: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
- ^ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Zita GEBORA / Gergo BALIKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com