Lily Kronberger
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| Country represented |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 1974 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lily Kronberger (12 November 1890 – 21 May 1974),[1][2] also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating. She was Hungary’s first World Champion.
Early life[]
Kronberger was born in Budapest in 1890[1][3] as the youngest child and only daughter of Miksa Kronberger (1857-1902), a lumber merchant, and Janka Kreisler (1867-1927).
Career[]
Kronberger won a World bronze medal in 1906, at the first official World Championships to include a ladies' event.
She won bronze again in 1907, and four gold medals from 1908 to 1911.[4]
She was the first athlete to win a world championship gold for Hungary.
At the 1911 championship in Vienna, she caused a stir by bringing a military band along to play during her free program.[5][6]
Later in 1911, she married Imre Szent-Györgyi[3] and retired from competition, handing the baton over to Opika Méray Horváth.
She died in Budapest in 1974, at the age of 83.[2]
Halls of Fame[]
Kronberger, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[4]
She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
Results[]
| Event | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
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| World Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Hungarian Championships* | 1st | 1st | 1st |
*Co-ed competition from 1900–1922
See also[]
- List of select Jewish figure skaters
References[]
- ^ a b Entry number 2317 in the 1890 birth register of the Jewish congregation of Pest (Accessed 17 May 2020)
- ^ a b Budapest District II civil register of deaths, entry 701/1974 (Accessed 17 May 2020)
- ^ a b Budapest District V civil register of marriages, entry 154/1911 (Accessed 17 May 2020)
- ^ a b Lili Kronberger at Jewishsports.net
- ^ "ÖNB-ANNO - Blatt der Hausfrau - Heft 20 - Seite 5". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Blog, Skate Guard. "Skate Guard: Marches And Mazurkas: Music's Role In Figure Skating History". Skate Guard. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
External links[]
- Skating in Hungary 2004 European Figure Skating Championships
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