István Sugár

For the Hungarian Olympic sprinter, see István Sugár (athlete).

The native form of this personal name is Sugár István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Sugár
Born	1942
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Partner	Ilona Berecz
Retired	c. 1971

István Sugár (born 1942) is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With Ilona Berecz, he is a two-time Hungarian national champion and the 1968 Blue Swords bronze medalist. They finished in the top ten at three European Championships.

Career

Sugár teamed up with Ilona Berecz around 1963.^[1] The duo finished in the top ten at the 1969 European Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany; 1970 European Championships in Leningrad, Soviet Union; and 1971 European Championships in Zürich, Switzerland. They competed at three World Championships; their best result, 12th, came in 1970 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia). They won two Hungarian national titles.^[2]

Sugár served as an ice dancing judge at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia; 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France; and at other competitions into the following century.^[3][4] He has also worked as an ISU referee for ice dancing.^[5]

Competitive highlights

With Berecz

International
Event	64–65	65–66	66–67	67–68	68–69	69–70	70–71
World Champ.					13th	12th	15th
European Champ.		16th	15th	12th	8th	8th	10th
Blue Swords					3rd
Prague Skate	11th
National
Hungarian Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st

References

1. Jocha, Károly (15 November 2016). "A jégtáncos Berecz Ilona ma is ambicionálja az igényes munkát" [Ice dancer Ilona Berecz still loves her work]. jochapress.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.
2. "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
3. "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2006: Ice Dancing – Free Dance Panel of Judges". International Skating Union.
4. "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2016: Ice Dance – Free Dance Panel of Judges". International Skating Union.
5. "Communication No. 2027: List of Referees, Judges, Technical Controllers, Technical Specialists, Data & Replay Operators season 2016/17 for Single & Pair Skating, Ice Dance and Synchronized Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 27 July 2016. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2016.