Tibor from Földváry

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Tibor from Földváry figure skating
nation Hungary 1867Hungary Hungary
birthday July 5, 1863
place of birth Öttevény ,  Hungary
date of death 27th March 1912 (age 48)
Place of death Budapest ,  Austria-Hungary
Career
discipline Single run
Medal table
EM medals 1 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
ISU European figure skating championships
silver 1892 Vienna Men's
bronze 1894 Vienna Men's
gold 1895 Budapest Men's
 

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
European championships 2. 4th 3. 1.

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personal data
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