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Ondrej Nepela




Ondrej Nepela (born January 22 , 1951 in Bratislava – died February 2 , 1989 in Mannheim , Germany ) was a Slovak Figure Skater , who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s . Ondrej died of AIDS -related complications in 1989 , at the age of 38.


COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic champion (1972)

  • Three-time World champion (1971-1972-1973)

  • Five-time European champion (1969-1970-1971-1972-1973)