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}} Otto John Jelinek, PC, Czech Otakar Jelínek〔(Otakar Jelínek 20.05.1940 ), Trade Register of the Czech Republic〕 (born May 20, 1940) is a businessman, former figure skater, and Canadian politician. Jelinek's family fled to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948 at the beginning of the Cold War. Jelinek was appointed as ambassador of Canada to the Czech Republic in August 2013.〔(The Canadian Press: Otto Jelinek named Canada’s next ambassador to Czech Republic )〕 ==Figure skating career== Jelinek competed as a pair skater with his sister, Maria. They are the 1962 World Champions, the 1961 North American national champions, and 1961-1962 Canadian national champions. They represented Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 4th. After they won the World Championships in 1962, the Jelineks retired from competition, and toured professionally with Ice Capades.〔"People", ''Skating'' magazine, November 1962〕 In late 1963, Jelinek became engaged to Darlene Streich, an American ice dancer who went on to win the U.S. Championships in that discipline in 1964.〔"News About Skaters", ''Skating'' magazine, Dec 1963〕 The Jelineks were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1962 and into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Otto Jelinek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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