Mark Janoschak
{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|2}}
| birth_place = Bramalea, Chinguacousy Township, Ontario
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| formerpartner = Jacqueline Petr
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| skating club = Upper Canada-NY SC
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Mark Janoschak (born December 2, 1968, in Bramalea, a community in Chinguacousy Township) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Jacqueline Petr, he is the 1992 Canadian national champion. They represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where they placed 12th.
Career
A few months after he and Jacqueline Petr teamed up,{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} they placed 7th at the 1987 World Junior Championships.
Two years later, Petr and Janoschak placed 6th at the Canadian Championships. The following year, they won the bronze medal. In 1991, they won the silver medal and qualified for the 1991 World Championships, where they placed 10th.
In 1992, Petr and Janoschak won their national title and were selected for the 1992 Winter Olympics. During a practice session on February 10, Petr's right skate hit her left calf, requiring 22 stitches. They finished 12th at the Olympics. At the 1992 World Championships, they placed 12th.
Petr and Janoschak retired from competitive skating and skated professionally in shows. Janoschak also skated competitively with Sandra Ross under the direction of Roy Bradshaw.
Results
(with Jacqueline Petr)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | International | |||||||
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| Event
! {{tooltip|86–87|1986–1987}} ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 ! 91–92 ! 92–93 | |||||||
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 12th | ||||||
| align=left | World Championships | 10th | 12th | |||||
| align=left | Skate America | 5th | ||||||
| align=left | Skate Canada | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | Internat. de Paris | 4th | ||||||
| align=left | Internat. St. Gervais | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||||||
| align=left | Nations Cup | 5th | ||||||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||||||
| align=left | Prize of Moscow News | 6th | ||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | International: Junior | |||||||
| align=left | World Junior Champ. | 7th | ||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | National | |||||||
| align=left | Canadian Champ. | bgcolor=silver | 2nd J | bgcolor=gold | 1st J | 6th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |
| colspan=8 align=center | J = Junior level |
References
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{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/11/sports/albertville-in-pairs-event-favorites-seem-good-as-gold.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm | title = ALBERTVILLE; In Pairs Event, Favorites Seem Good as Gold | agency = Associated Press | work = The New York Times | date = February 10, 1992 }}
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |title=Mark Janoschak |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/mark-janoschak-1.html |accessdate=February 3, 2010 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title=Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current |publisher=Skate Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate=2009-09-20 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |title=Canadian National Championships Medallists |publisher=Skate Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093937/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf |archivedate=2009-09-20 }}
External links
- {{COC profile|mark-janoschak}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|mark-janoschak}}
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Category:Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Canadian male ice dancers
Category:Olympic figure skaters for Canada
Category:Sportspeople from Brampton
Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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