Vladislav Čáp

Vladislav Čáp (13 April 1926 — 30 December 2001) was a Czech figure skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was the 1947 European silver medalist.^[1] He competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.^[2]

Vladislav Čáp
Born	(1926-04-13)13 April 1926
Died	30 December 2001(2001-12-30) (aged 75) Prague, Czech Republic
Figure skating career
Country	Czechoslovakia
Coach	Arnold Gerschwiler
Medal record Representing  Czechoslovakia Figure skating: Men's singles European Championships 1947 Davos Men's singles

Čáp graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague. In 1958, he published a book on figure skating, Výklad pravidel krasobruslení.^[3] In 1959, he was arrested for alleged spying and sentenced to five years in prison. He was released after three and a half years.^[4] In 1969, he began working for Czechoslovak Television and lecturing on stage lighting at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.^[4]

Results

International
Event	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953
Winter Olympics		10th
World Championships	4th	10th
European Champ.	2nd	8th	5th
National
Czechoslovak Champ.				2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd