Uc_Hilal : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum

Uc_Hilal

Sport:
figure skating

Country Represented:
Hungary

Years Competed:
1932, 1936

Medals Received:
bronze

Olympic Info:
Szollas and partner, Emilie Rotter competed in two Winter Olympiads for Hungary in the pairs event. At both the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, they won the bronze medal.

Career Highlights:
Szollas and Rotter won the gold medal in the pairs competition at the World Championships in 1931, 1933, 1934, and 1935, and the silver medal in 1932. Szollas then became a sports doctor in Europe. Both Szollas and Rotter are members of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Dates:
b. 1907 - d. 1980

Origin:
Budapest, Hungary


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References:
Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, by Joseph Siegman (Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2000)
The Olympic Games: Athens 1896-Sydney 2000, (New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1999)