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Lily Kronberger (12 November 1890 – 21 May 1974), also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian
(Accessed 17 May 2020) as the youngest child and only daughter of Miksa Kronberger (1857-1902), a lumber merchant, and Janka Kreisler (1867-1927).
(Accessed 17 May 2020) and retired from competition, handing the baton over to Opika Méray Horváth. She died in Budapest in 1974, at the age of 83.Budapest District II civil register of deaths, entry 701/1974
(Accessed 17 May 2020)
at Jewishsports.net She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
*Co-ed competition from 1900–1922
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame – Lili Kronberger
"From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary," 1985
2004 European Figure Skating Championships
Lily Kronberger (12 November 1890 – 21 May 1974), also spelled Lili Kronberger, 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 ...
competitive during the early years of modern figure skating. She was Hungary’s first World Champion.
Early life
Kronberger was born inBudapest
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 ...
in 1890Entry number 2317 in the 1890 birth register of the Jewish congregation of Pest(Accessed 17 May 2020) as the youngest child and only daughter of Miksa Kronberger (1857-1902), a lumber merchant, and Janka Kreisler (1867-1927).
Career
Kronberger won a Worldbronze medal
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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."
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 skating program, which included a "clear interpretation" of the music she used, even though the use of music during international figure skatine competitions was rare at the time.
Later in 1911, she married Imre Szent-GyörgyiBudapest District V civil register of marriages, entry 154/1911(Accessed 17 May 2020) and retired from competition, handing the baton over to Opika Méray Horváth. She died in Budapest in 1974, at the age of 83.Budapest District II civil register of deaths, entry 701/1974
(Accessed 17 May 2020)
Halls of Fame
Kronberger, who wasJewish
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, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...
in 1983.Lili Kronbergerat Jewishsports.net She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.
Results
See also
* List of select Jewish figure skatersReferences
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame – Lili Kronberger
"From the Ghetto to the Games: Jewish Athletes in Hungary," 1985
External links
2004 European Figure Skating Championships
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