István Sugár


István Sugár is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With Ilona Berecz, he is a two-time Hungarian [Figure Skating Championships|Hungarian national] champion and the 1968 Blue Swords bronze medalist. They finished in the top ten at three European Figure [Skating Championships|European Championships].

Career

Sugár teamed up with Ilona Berecz around 1963. 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. They won two Hungarian national titles.
Sugár served as an ice dancing judge at the Figure skating at the 1984 [Winter Olympics|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. He has also worked as an ISU referee for ice dancing.

Competitive highlights

'''With Berecz'''