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| Born | (1889-12-30)December 30, 1889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 25, 1977(1977-04-25) (aged 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opika von Méray Horváth (December 30, 1889 – April 25, 1977), a.k.a.Zsófia Méray-Horváth, was aHungarianfigure skater. She won three consecutive World titles (1912–1914).
Méray Horváth was born inArad in 1889. She began skating inBudapest Skating Club (Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet). She is the second top level female Hungarian skater, afterLily Kronberger.
InWorld 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 inBudapest in 1977.
| Event | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
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| World Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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