Emília Rotter (8 September 1906 in
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...
– 28 January 2003) was a
Hungarian pair skater.
With partner
László Szollás she won the
World Figure Skating Championship
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Gen ...
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, and was inducted into the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
Emilia Rotter
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Competitive highlights
(with Szollás)
See also
* List of select Jewish figure skaters
References
Pairs on Ice profile
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1906 births
2003 deaths
Hungarian female pair skaters
Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Olympic figure skaters of Hungary
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Figure skaters from Budapest
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Jewish Hungarian sportspeople
Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics
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