About Opika von Méray Horváth
Lived 1889 – 1977 (aged 87). Opika von Méray Horváth was a Hungarian figure skater.
Opika von Méray Horváth (December 30, 1889 – April 25, 1977), a.k.a. Zsófia Méray-Horváth, was a Hungarian figure skater. She won three consecutive World titles (1912–1914).
Biography Méray Horváth was born in Arad in 1889. She began skating in Budapest Skating Club (Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet). She is the second top level female Hungarian skater, after Lily Kronberger.
In World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna in 1911, Méray Horváth placed second behind Kronberger; in the next three years, she won consecutive gold medals. World War I ended her career.
She later worked as a language teacher and died in Budapest in 1977.
Results Event 1911 1912 1913 1914 World Championships 2nd 1st 1st 1st
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Who was Opika von Méray Horváth?
figure skater (1889–1977)
When was Opika von Méray Horváth born?
Opika von Méray Horváth was born on 30 December 1889 in Arad.
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Opika von Méray Horváth died on 25 April 1977 in Budapest.
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Opika von Méray Horváth was a figure skater.
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Opika von Méray Horváth was Hungarian.
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