Clemens Jonas

Clemens Jonas (born 12 November 1980) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. A four-time national champion (1999, 2001–02, 2004), he represented Austria at five European and four World Championships.

Clemens Jonas
Personal information
Country representedAustria
Born (1980-11-12) 12 November 1980
Vienna, Austria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Former coachEvelyn Rossoukhi-Schneider, Inge Solar-Lind
Former choreographerRory Flack, Marcel Malover, Inese Bucevina, Sara Rubin
Skating clubEissport-Klub Engelmann
Training locationsVienna
Began skating1986
Retired2004

Career

In November 1998, Jonas qualified for the short program at the World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia but did not advance further. After winning his first national title, he was sent to the European Championships, held in Prague, Czech Republic in January 1999, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.

Jonas sustained a serious injury in a car accident in August 2002 and resumed training in mid-October.[1] In January 2003, he qualified for the free skate at the European Championships in Malmö, Sweden, and finished 22nd overall, his highest ISU Championship placement. Jonas had knee surgery in April 2003, keeping him off the ice for four months.[2]

In the 2003–04 season, Jonas won his fourth national title. He retired from competition following the 2004 World Championships in Dortmund, Germany.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2003–2004
[2]
2002–2003
[1]
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2001–2002
[3]
  • America
    by Neil Diamond
2000–2001
[4]
  • Fiddler on the Roof
    by Jerry Bock
  • Schindler's List
    by John Williams
  • Fiddler on the Roof
    by Jerry Bock

Competitive highlights
International[5]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04
World Champ.41st33rd35th33rd
European Champ.31st31st30th22nd31st
Golden Spin22nd21st
Schäfer Memorial9th11th
International: Junior[5]
World Junior Champ.29th
Gardena11th J11th J
Grand Prize SNP21st J
National[5]
Austrian Champ.4th2nd2nd1st2nd1st1st1st
Austrian Jr. Champ.1st
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Clemens JONAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Clemens JONAS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Clemens JONAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Clemens JONAS: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Clemens JONAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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