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.

Lily Kronberger
Lily Kronberger
Personal information
Country represented Hungary
Born(1890-11-12)12 November 1890
Died21 May 1974(1974-05-21) (aged 83)
Lily Kronberger

Early life

Kronberger was born in Budapest in 1890[1] as the youngest child and only daughter of Miksa Kronberger (1857-1902), a lumber merchant, and Janka Kreisler (1867-1927).

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.[2]

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 program.[3][4]

Later in 1911, she married Imre Szent-Györgyi[5] and retired from competition, handing the baton over to Opika Méray Horváth.

She died in Budapest in 1974, at the age of 83[6].

Halls of Fame

Kronberger, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[2]

She was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997.

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

*Co-ed competition from 1900–1922

See also

References
  1. Entry number 2317 in the 1890 birth register of the Jewish congregation of Pest (Accessed 17 May 2020)
  2. Lili Kronberger at Jewishsports.net
  3. "ÖNB-ANNO - Blatt der Hausfrau - Heft 20 - Seite 5". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  4. Blog, Skate Guard. "Skate Guard: Marches And Mazurkas: Music's Role In Figure Skating History". Skate Guard. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  5. Budapest District V civil register of marriages, entry 154/1911 (Accessed 17 May 2020)
  6. Budapest District II civil register of deaths, entry 701/1974 (Accessed 17 May 2020)


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