Ede Király (23 February 1926 – 10 August 2009)
[ was a Hungarian ]figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
. As a competitor in men's singles, he was a three-time World medalist (silver in 1949 and 1950, bronze in 1948), the 1950 European champion, and a six-time Hungarian national champion. Competing in pairs with Andrea Kékesy
Andrea Kékesy, later Bernolák (born 17 September 1926) is a Hungarian former pair skater. She was born in Budapest. With her skating partner, Ede Király, she became the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1949 World champion, and a two-time Eu ...
, he became the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1949 World champion, and a two-time European
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champion (1948–1949).
In the 1950s, Király became a coach in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[
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Results
Men's singles
Pairs with Kékesy
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1926 births
2009 deaths
Hungarian male single skaters
Hungarian male pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters of Hungary
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Figure skaters from Budapest
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