Emília Rotter
Hungarian pair skater (1906–2003)
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Emília Rotter (8 September 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 28 January 2003) was a Hungarian pair skater.
![]() Rotter in 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Emília Rotter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 2003 (aged 96) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Jewish,[1] and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
Competitive highlights
(with Szollás)
| Event | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||
| World Championships | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| European Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
