László Szollás

László (Ladislaus) Szollás (13 November 1907 – 4 October 1980) was a Hungarian world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater.

Early life Szollás was Jewish. He attended the Ludovika Military Academy in the Horthy era..

Figure skating career With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years (1931, 1933, 1934, and 1935), and they were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were also the 1934 European Champions, and 1930 and 1931 silver medalists. He joined the military in 1934 and became a military doctor in 1936. From 1945 until 1948, he was a prisoner of war, first by the Americans and then later the Soviets. Upon returning to Hungary the Hungarian Stalinist government nationalized nearly all of his assets, including a large rental apartment building in Budapest's 7th district..

Once he returned to Hungary, he spent a short time as a physician at Kossuth Academy, then in 1951 became a surgeon at the Országos Sportegészségügyi Intézet (National Institute of Sports Medicine) in Budapest. He also returned to skating as a coach and judge.

Hall of Fame He and his partner, Emília Rotter, were elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Competitive highlights (with Rotter)

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