Lily Kronberger

Lily Kronberger
Lily Kronberger
Personal information
Country represented  Hungary
Born (1890-11-12)12 November 1890
Died 21 May 1974(1974-05-21) (aged 83)
Lily Kronberger

Lily Kronberger (12 November 1890 – 21 May 1974), also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating. She was Hungary’s first World Champion.

Early life

Kronberger was born in Budapest in 1890.

Career

Kronberger won a World bronze medal 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.

In 1911, Kronberger became the first skater to use musical accompaniment during her entire free program. She did this at the suggestion of Zoltán Kodály.

She died in Budapest in 1974, at the age of 83.

Halls of Fame

Kronberger, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

Jewishsports.net

She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Results

Event 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
World Championships3rd3rd1st1st1st1st
Hungarian Championships*1st1st1st

*Co-ed competition from 1900–1922

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lili Kronberger at Jewishsports.net


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