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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.

Lily Kronberger
Lily Kronberger
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born(1890-11-12)12 November 1890
Died21 May 1974(1974-05-21) (aged 83)
Retired1911
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Ladies' Figure skating
World Championships
1911 ViennaLadies' singles
1910 DavosLadies' singles
1909 BudapestLadies' singles
1908 TroppauLadies' singles
1907 ViennaLadies' singles
1906 DavosLadies' singles
Lily Kronberger
Lily Kronberger

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
World Championships3rd3rd1st1st1st1st
Hungarian Championships*1st1st1st

*Co-ed competition from 1900–1922


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На других языках


[de] Lily Kronberger

Lily Kronberger (* 12. November 1890 in Budapest, Österreich-Ungarn; † 21. Mai 1974 in Budapest, Ungarn) war eine ungarische Eiskunstläuferin, die im Einzellauf startete. Sie ist die Weltmeisterin von 1908 bis 1911. Sie gewann den ersten Weltmeistertitel im Sport für Ungarn.
- [en] Lily Kronberger

[ru] Кронбергер, Лили

Ли́ли Кро́нбергер (.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}@media(hover:none){.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText:not(.rt-commentedText){border-bottom:0;cursor:auto}}венг. Kronberger Lily; 12 ноября 1890 (1890-11-12), Будапешт — 21 мая 1974, Будапешт) — венгерская фигуристка, выступавшая в годы становления женского одиночного катания. Она была первой в истории чемпионкой мира из Венгрии.



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