Ede Király
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 Király in 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1926 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2009 (aged 83) Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Andrea Kékesy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ede Király (23 February 1926 – 10 August 2009)[1][2] was a Hungarian figure skater. As a competitor in men's singles, he was a three-time World medalist (silver in 1949 and 1950, bronze in 1948), the 1950 European champion, and a six-time Hungarian national champion. Competing in pairs with Andrea Kékesy, he became the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1949 World champion, and a two-time European champion (1948–1949).
In the 1950s, Király became a coach in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Results
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]| International[1][3][4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1941 | 1944 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
| Winter Olympics | 5th | |||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| European Championships | 4th | 2nd | 1st | |||
| National[5] | ||||||
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Pairs with Kékesy
[edit]| International[1][6][7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1944 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||
| World Championships | 2nd | 1st | ||
| European Championships | 1st | 1st | ||
| National[5] | ||||
| Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ede Király". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Elhunyt Király Ede, egykori világbajnok műkorcsolyázó" [Ede Király's obituary]. Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.
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- ^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
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External links
[edit]- Ede Király at Olympics.com
- Ede Király at the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (in Hungarian) (English translation)
- Skating in Hungary at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 July 2006)
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