Emília Rotter Explained

Emília Rotter
Fullname:Emília Rotter
Country:
Birth Date:1906 9, df=y
Birth Place:Budapest
Death Place:Budapest
Formerpartner:László Szollás
Retired:1936
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Emília Rotter (8 September 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 28 January 2003) was a Hungarian pair skater.

With partner László Szollás she won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years (1931, 1933, 1934, and 1935), and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists. They represented Hungary at the 1932 Winter Olympics and at the 1936 Winter Olympics, winning two bronze medals.

Rotter was Jewish,[1] and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

Competitive highlights

(with Szollás)

Event19291930193119321933193419351936
3rd 3rd
5th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
2nd 2nd 1st
1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists . Taylor, Paul . Sussex Academic Press . 2004 . 9781903900888 .
  2. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/EmiliaRotter.htm Emilia Rotter