| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name: | Emília Rotter |
| Country represented: |  Hungary |
| Date of birth: | September 8, 1906 |
| Place of birth: | Budapest |
| Date of death: | January 28, 2003 (aged 96) |
| Place of death: | Budapest |
| Former partner: | László Szollás |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Figure skating | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1932 Lake Placid | Pairs |
| Bronze | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Pairs |
Emília Rotter (September 8, 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – January 28, 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 inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[1]
Competitive highlights
(with Szollás)
| Event | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 3rd | 3rd | |||||
| World Championships | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| European Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
References
- Pairs on Ice profile
- Sports-reference profile
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 1 - 1896 - 1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf.
- "World Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-148238-165454-56217-0-file,00.pdf.
- "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Pairs Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf.
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