Sándor Szalay (also Sándorral Szalay) (6 June 1893 – 5 April 1965) was a
Hungarian pair skater
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. With partner
Olga Orgonista, he was the 1930 and 1931
European Champion. They won two medals at the
World Figure Skating Championships
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, a bronze in 1929 and a silver in 1931. They placed 4th at the
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February ...
. After the 1932
World Figure Skating Championships
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, Sándor and Olga retired. Sándor worked as a construction inspector in a rubber factory, and served as the president of the Hungarian Skating Federation from 1945 to 1950.
Results
(pairs with
Olga Orgonista)
References
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Skatabase: 1932 Olympics Results
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Hungarian male pair skaters
Olympic figure skaters for Hungary
Figure skaters at the 1932 Winter Olympics
1893 births
1965 deaths
World Figure Skating Championships medalists
European Figure Skating Championships medalists
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