Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet (English: Budapest Skating Club, commonly abbreviated BKE) is a Budapest based ice skating sports association. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest of its kind in Hungary. They actively participate in competitive ice skating disciplines, such as figure skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating.
BKE also had an ice hockey team, which played their first official game in 1906, and won the Hungarian Championship title seven times.
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Ice hockey team
Hungarian Championship:
Winners: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946
Notable players
György Pásztor
Famous skaters
The following are ice skaters of the Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet, who participated at Winter Olympic Games, won medals at the European Championships or World Championships, or both.
Figure skating
Tibor von Földváry
Lily Kronberger
Opika von Méray Horváth
Andor Szende
Elemér Terták
Ede Király
György Czakó
Krisztina Czakó
Olga Orgonista – Sándor Szalay
Emilia Rotter – László Szollás
Lucy Galló – Rezső Dillinger
Piroska Szekrényesy – Attila Szekrényesy
Andrea Kékessy – Ede Király
Marianna Nagy – László Nagy
Speed skating
Kornél Pajor