- Júlia Sebestyén
Infobox Figure skater
title= Júlia Sebestyén
caption=Júlia Sebestyén at the 2007-2008 Hungarian Championship.
country= HUN
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1981|5|14
residence=Budapest ,Hungary
height= convert|164|cm|ftin|abbr=on
coach=Gurgen Vardanyan
formercoach=András Száraz ,Eszter Jurek
choreographer=Jerena Ipakjan ,Nina Petrenko
skating club= Tiszaújvárosi SC
combined total= 165.22
combined date=2003 Skate Canada
SP score= 61.28
SP date= 2005 Europeans
FS score= 107.60
FS date=2003 Skate Canada Júlia Sebestyén [IPA|ˈjuːliɒ ˈʃɛbɛʃceːn] (born
May 14 ,1981 inMiskolc ,Hungary ) is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion. She is the first Hungarian woman to win the European title.Biography
Sebestyén began skating at the age of 4, practicing on the outdoor ice rink
Tiszaújváros . After she turned 13 her situation improved. She is still skating for the club Tiszaújvárosi SC. Her former coach wasAndrás Száraz . Gurgen Vardanjan became her new coach shortly after the 2005-2006 season. She started the next season very strongly by winning theCup of China event and getting the silver atCup of Russia . She placed 6th at the Grand Prix Final.In
2004 she won the European championships, becoming the first Hungarian woman to do so. Although Hungary already had two World champions,Lily Kronberger andOpika von Méray Horváth , in their time the European championships were not yet established.Competitive highlights
Post-2000
Pre-2000
External links
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* [http://www.pixieworld.net/rsltsk8.php?sk8=julisebe Competition results]
* [http://sebestyenjulia.atw.hu/ Julia Sebestyen Official Website] (in Hungarian)
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