Lily Kronberger (November 12, 1890 – May 21, 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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Halls of Fame 4 Competitive highlights 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early life

Kronberger was born in Budapest in 1890.

[edit] 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 1977.

[edit] 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 in 1997.

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event/Year	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911
World Championships	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Skating in Hungary 2004 European Figure Skating Championships

v • d • e World champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles 1906–07: Madge Syers-Cave • 1908–11: Lily Kronberger • 1912–14: Opika von Méray Horváth • 1922–26: Herma Szabo • 1927–36: Sonja Henie • 1937: Cecilia Colledge • 1938–39: Megan Taylor • 1947–48: Barbara Ann Scott • 1949–50: Alena Vrzáňová • 1951: Jeannette Altwegg • 1952: Jacqueline du Bief • 1953: Tenley Albright • 1954: Gundi Busch • 1955: Tenley Albright • 1956–60: Carol Heiss • 1962–64: Sjoukje Dijkstra • 1965: Petra Burka • 1966–68: Peggy Fleming • 1969–70: Gabriele Seyfert • 1971–72: Beatrix Schuba • 1973: Karen Magnussen • 1974: Christine Errath • 1975: Dianne de Leeuw • 1976: Dorothy Hamill • 1977: Linda Fratianne • 1978: Anett Pötzsch • 1979: Linda Fratianne • 1980: Anett Pötzsch • 1981: Denise Biellmann • 1982: Elaine Zayak • 1983: Rosalynn Sumners • 1984–85: Katarina Witt • 1986: Debi Thomas • 1987–88: Katarina Witt • 1989: Midori Ito • 1990: Jill Trenary • 1991–92: Kristi Yamaguchi • 1993: Oksana Baiul • 1994: Yuka Sato • 1995: Chen Lu • 1996: Michelle Kwan • 1997: Tara Lipinski • 1998: Michelle Kwan • 1999: Maria Butyrskaya • 2000–01: Michelle Kwan • 2002: Irina Slutskaya • 2003: Michelle Kwan • 2004: Shizuka Arakawa • 2005: Irina Slutskaya • 2006: Kimmie Meissner • 2007: Miki Ando • 2008: Mao Asada • 2009: Kim Yu-Na

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NAME	Kronberger, Lily
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kronberger, Lili
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Hungarian figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH	November 12, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Budapest
DATE OF DEATH	May 21, 1974
PLACE OF DEATH	Budapest

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