Hilde Holovsky

Hilde Holovsky

File:Hilde Holovsky 1933 Worlds.jpg Holovsky at the 1933 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1917-04-29)29 April 1917 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	3 July 1933(1933-07-03) (aged 16) Vienna, Austria
Figure skating career
Country	Austria
Medal record Representing Austria Figure skating: Ladies' singles World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1933 Stockholm Ladies' singles Silver medal – second place 1931 Berlin Ladies' singles European Championships Bronze medal – third place 1931 St. Moritz Ladies' singles

Hilde Holovsky (29 April 1917 – 3 July 1933) was an Austrian figure skater. She was the 1931 World silver medalist, the 1933 World bronze medalist, and the 1931 European bronze medalist. At the 1931 World Championships, she was only 13 years old and finished second to Sonja Henie. Holovsky did not compete at the 1932 Winter Olympics or 1932 World Championships because her family could not afford to send her to North America, where both events took place.

Holovsky also competed in speed skating. In 1932, she set the Austrian record for ladies in the 500 meters. She died suddenly of appendicitis in July 1933.

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1931	1932	1933
World Championships	2nd		3rd
European Championships	3rd	4th	4th
National
Austrian Championships		1st	1st

References

• Skatabase
• Wiener Eislauf-Verein history
• Raymond Strait and Leif Henie: Queen of Ice, Queen of Shadows: The Unsuspected Life of Sonja Henie. .