István Sugár (born 1942) is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With Ilona Berecz, he is a two-time Hungarian national champion and the 1968 Blue Swords bronze medalist. They finished in the top ten at three 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 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia). They won two Hungarian national titles.
Sugár served as an ice dancing judge at the 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
International Event 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 World Champ. 13th 12th 15th European Champ. 16th 15th 12th 8th 8th 10th Blue Swords 3rd Prague Skate 11th National Hungarian Champ. 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
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