Željka Čižmešija

Željka Čižmešija is a Croatian retired figure skater who competed internationally for both Croatia and Yugoslavia. On March 7, 1990, at the 1990 World Figure skating Championships, she became the last figure skater to compete a compulsory figure in international competition (David Liu having previously become the last male skater to do it). Both she and Liu received certificates about their achievement. [cite book |title=Figure Skating: A History |last=Hines |first= James R. |year= 2006 |publisher= University of Illinois Press |isbn= 0252072863 ] Competitively, she placed 22nd at the 1988 Winter Olympics for Yugoslavia, and 24th at the 1992 Winter Olympics for Croatia.

References

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1D81F31F936A25751C0A964958260 NY Times: ALBERTVILLE; Croatia Competes From the Heart and Not for Medals]
* [http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/olympicladies1980.html Skatabase: 1980s Olympics]