Jozef Beständig (born 27 February 1978) is a Slovak former competitive pair skater. Competing with his sister Oľga Beständigová, he won nine senior international medals and eight Slovak national titles. They competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, five World Championships, and seven European Championships, placing as high as 7th (2001 Europeans).
Personal life Born on 27 February 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Jozef Beständig is the elder brother of Oľga Beständigová. After retiring from skating, he became a financial counselor.
Skating career Beständig represented Slovakia with Beständigová. Their first ISU Championship was the 1997 Europeans in Paris; they finished last (17th). The following season, they placed 12th at the 1998 Europeans in Milan and 18th at the 1998 Worlds in Minneapolis.
Beständigová/Beständig achieved their highest ISU Championship result, 7th, at the 2001 Europeans in Bratislava. They would go on to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they finished 17th.
Beständigová retired from competition following the 2001–02 season but returned to compete with her brother again for the 2004–05 season. The pair placed 8th at the 2005 European Championships in Turin and 15th at the 2005 World Championships in Moscow. They then ended their partnership.
Programs (with Beständigová)
Season Short program Free skating 2004–2005 Christmas in Sarajevo The Fifth Element 2001–2002 Music 2000–2001 Slowly to the Sun
Results GP: Champions Series/Grand Prix
(with Beständigová) International Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 04–05 Olympics 17th Worlds 18th 17th 18th 22nd 15th Europeans 17th 12th 10th 12th 7th 13th 8th Skate America 8th Sparkassen 9th Trophée Lalique 7th Czech Skate 4th Golden Spin 2nd 2nd 6th Karl Schäfer 10th 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 9th Ondrej Nepela 4th 2nd 2nd 1st Skate Israel 3rd 3rd Tallinn Cup 3rd Grand Prize SNP 3rd J. National Slovak Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
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