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Emília Rotter
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Rotter and Szollás in 1933
Personal information
Full name Emília Rotter
Country represented  Hungary
Born (1906-09-08)8 September 1906
Budapest
Died 28 January 2003(2003-01-28) (aged 96)
Budapest
Former partner László Szollás
Retired 1936
Medal record
Pairs figure skating
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs
Bronze 1932 Lake Placid Pairs
World Championships
Gold 1935 Budapest Pairs
Gold 1934 Helsinki Pairs
Gold 1933 Stockholm Pairs
Silver 1932 Montreal Pairs
Gold 1931 Berlin Pairs
European Championships
Gold 1934 Prague Pairs
Silver 1931 St. Moritz Pairs
Silver 1930 Vienna Pairs

Emília Rotter (8 September 1906 in Budapest, Hungary – 28 January 2003) was a Hungarian pair skater.

With partner László Szollás she won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years (1931, 1933, 1934, and 1935), and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists. They represented Hungary at the 1932 Winter Olympics and at the 1936 Winter Olympics, winning two bronze medals.

Rotter was Jewish, and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Competitive highlights

(with Szollás)

Event 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Winter Olympic Games 3rd 3rd
World Championships 5th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
European Championships 2nd 2nd 1st
Hungarian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

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