László Nagy (figure skater)

The native form of this personal name is Nagy László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

László Nagy (13 August 1927 – 19 April 2005) was a Hungarian pair skater. Together with his sister Marianna Nagy he won five bronze medals at the Olympic Games (1952 and 1956) and world championships (1950, 1953, 1955), as well as two European titles (1950 and 1955).^[1][2]

László Nagy
Marianna and László Nagy at the 1956 Olympics
Born	(1927-08-13)13 August 1927 Szombathely, Hungary
Died	19 April 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 77)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Hungary
Skating club	Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet, Testnevelési Föiskola Sportegyesület, Czepeli Vasas
Retired	1958
Medal record Representing  Hungary Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Pairs 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs World Championships 1955 Vienna Pairs 1953 Davos Pairs 1950 London Pairs European Championships 1957 Vienna Pairs 1956 Paris Pairs 1955 Vienna Pairs 1953 Davos Pairs 1952 Vienna Pairs 1950 Oslo Pairs 1949 Milan Pairs

In 1954 Nagy received his medical degree, and later for 30 years worked at a sports clinic in Budapest, being its chief physician in 1972–1987. He also served as a medical officer for Hungary’s national figure skating and football federations, and prepared several figure skaters, including Zsuzsa Almássy.^[1]

Competitive highlights

(with Marianna Nagy)

International
Event	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958
Winter Olympics	7th				3rd				3rd
World Champ.	7th	4th	3rd			3rd		3rd			7th
European Champ.		2nd	1st		3rd	2nd		1st	2nd	2nd	4th
National
Hungarian Champ.			1st	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "László Nagy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. "László Nagy". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.