László Szollás was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years (1931, 1933, 1934, and 1935), and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions

European Figure Skating Championships

The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists. They represented Hungary at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.-Medalists:- Figure skating:Pairs-References:*...

 and at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs- Ice hockey:-Group C:Top two teams advanced to semifinals-Group A:...

, winning two bronze medals.

Szollas attended the Ludovika Military Academy in the Horthy era. Subsequently he fought against the Soviet Union on the eastern front in WW2. He became a prisoner of war

Prisoner of war

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 and was imprisoned in a POW camp for 4 years in Siberia. 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.

After retirement, he attended Semmelweis Medical School in Budapest and became a sports medicine doctor at the Sport Korhaz (Hospital for Professional Sports) in Budapest, Hungary. His partner, Emília Rotter was elected to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

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.

Competitive highlights

(with Rotter)

Event	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...				3rd				3rd
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	5th		1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...		2nd	2nd			1st
Hungarian Championships Hungarian Figure Skating Championships The Hungarian Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Hungary. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...			1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

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