Tibor from Földváry
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nation | Hungary | ||||||||||||
birthday | July 5, 1863 | ||||||||||||
place of birth | Öttevény , Hungary | ||||||||||||
date of death | 27th March 1912 (age 48) | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Budapest , Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||
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discipline | Single run | ||||||||||||
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Tibor von Földváry (born July 5, 1863 in Öttevény , Raab county , † March 27, 1912 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian figure skater who started in a single run . He is the European champion from 1895 .
Von Földváry reached the podium three times at European Championships . In 1892 he became vice-European champion behind Eduard Engelmann , in 1894 third and in 1895 he was finally European champion in front of the later multiple world champions Gustav Hügel and Gilbert Fuchs .
After finishing his active sports career, he worked as a judge at world figure skating championships .
Results
Competition / year | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 |
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European championships | 2. | 4th | 3. | 1. |
Web links
- Short biography of Tibor von Földváry in the Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon 1000–1990
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Földváry, Tibor from |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian figure skater |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1863 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Öttevény , Raab County , Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1912 |
Place of death | Budapest , Austria-Hungary |