Ede Király
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ede•Király |
| Used name | Ede•Király |
| Born | 22 February 1926 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
| Died | 10 August 2009 in Peterborough, Ontario (CAN) |
| Affiliations | BKE, Budapest (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Ede Király successfully combined individual and pair skating in the post-war years. Alone, he won the 1950 European championships, while winning three medals at the World Championships between 1948 and 1950. As a pair, he competed with Andrea Kékesy. Together, the won the 1949 World title and the 1948 and 1949 European Championships. At the 1948 Olympics and Worlds, however, they were beaten by the Belgian couple Lannoy/Baugniet. After the 1950 World Championships, Király and Kékesy stayed in London to escape from communist Hungary. Király moved to Canada, where he worked as a figure skating coach for many years.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Winter Olympics | Figure Skating (Skating) | HUN |
Ede Király | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Pairs, Mixed (Olympic) | Andrea Kékesy | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Figure Skating Championships (3–1–0 1948 Praha gold: pairs; 1949 Milano gold: pairs, silver: singles; 1950 Oslo gold: singles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Figure Skating Championships (1–3–1 1948 Davos silver: pairs; 1948 Davos bronze: singles; 1949 Paris gold: pairs; 1949 Paris silver: singles; 1950 London silver: singles)