László Szabó was a Hungarian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster in 1950, when it was instituted by FIDE.
Júlia Sebestyén is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002–2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hungarian woman to win the European title. She is also a four-time Hungarian Olympic team member, and was Hungary's flag-bearer at the 2010 Olympics.
Lily Kronberger, also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater competitive during the early years of modern figure skating. She was Hungary’s first World Champion.
Edvin Marton is a Ukrainian-born Hungarian composer and violinist. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, Yuzuru Hanyu, and other famous skaters often skated to his music.
Opika von Méray Horváth, a.k.a. Zsófia Méray-Horváth, was a Hungarian figure skater. She won three consecutive World titles (1912–1914).
Andrea Kékesy, later Bernolák was a Hungarian pair skater. She was born in Budapest. With her skating partner, Ede Király, she became the 1948 Olympic silver medalist, the 1949 World champion, and a two-time European champion (1948–1949). Born on 17 September 1926, Kékesy died in December 2024, at the age of 98.
Zoltán Tóth is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. He is a five-time Hungarian national champion and competed in two Winter Olympics.
Diána Póth is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Karl Schäfer Memorial silver medalist and a two-time Hungarian national champion. She also competed briefly for Austria.
László (Ladislaus) Szollás was a Hungarian world champion and Olympic medalist pair skater.
Armenians in Hungary are ethnic Armenians living in Hungary.
Elemér Terták was a Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing eighth. He was also a figure skating judge and referee.
The 1955 European Figure Skating Championships were held at the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary from January 27 to 30. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The City Park Ice Rink is a public ice rink located in the City Park of the Hungarian capital Budapest, between the Heroes' Square and the Vajdahunyad Castle. Opened in 1870, it is the largest and one of the oldest ice rinks in Europe. In summer months the area is filled up with water to create a pond, which is primarily used for boating, but also hosted several special events, such as the snowball fight world record attempt in 2009 or the Art on Lake exhibition in 2011.
Vardanyan, also spelled Vardanean or Vardanian, and in Western Armenian spelled Vartanian or Vartanyan, is an Armenian surname, from the Armenian given name Vardan and Vartan with the addition of -ian.
Tigran is an Armenian given name. The historical name is Tigranes, primarily kings of Armenia.
Gurgen Vardanjan is an Armenian figure skating coach and former competitor for the Soviet Union. He is the 1983 Grand Prix International St. Gervais silver medalist and a two-time Prague Skate bronze medalist.
Sándor Nagy is a Hungarian former ice dancer. With Gabriella Remport, he is a two-time Hungarian national champion. The duo competed at three World Championships and four European Championships. They were coached by Ilona Berecz.
Márk Magyar is a retired Hungarian pair skater, With Ioulia Chtchetinina, he is a three-time Hungarian national champion (2020–22). With his former skating partner, Darja Beklemiscseva, he won bronze at the 2017 Bavarian Open and competed at the 2017 World Championships. Earlier in his career, he skated with Anna Khnychenkova and Anna Marie Pearce, competing in the final segment at three ISU Championships.
The Budapest Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Budapest, Hungary. In most years, the event is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
