Ede Király

Ede Király
Ede Király
	Király in 1940
Born	23 February 1926; Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	10 August 2009 (aged 83); Hungary
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Partner	Andrea Kékesy
Medal record
Representing Hungary
Figure skating
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships

Ede Király (23 February 1926 – 10 August 2009)^[1]^[2] was a Hungarian figure skater. As a competitor in men's singles, he was a three-time World medalist (silver in 1949 and 1950, bronze in 1948), the 1950 European champion, and a six-time Hungarian national champion. Competing in pairs with Andrea Kékesy, he became the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1949 World champion, and a two-time European champion (1948–1949).

In the 1950s, Király became a coach in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.^[2]

Results

Men's singles

International^[1]^[3]^[4]
Event	1941	1944	1947	1948	1949	1950
Winter Olympics				5th
World Championships				3rd	2nd	2nd
European Championships				4th	2nd	1st
National^[5]
Hungarian Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

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^ ^a ^b "Elhunyt Király Ede, egykori világbajnok műkorcsolyázó" [Ede Király's obituary]. Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "European Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Műkorcsolya bajnokok" [Hungarian figure skating champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
^ "World Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "European Figure Skating Championships: Pairs" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)