Planck-Szabó, Herma (1902–1986)

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Planck-Szabó, Herma (1902–1986)

Austrian figure skater. Name variations: Herma Szabo; Herma Planck-Szabo or Herma Planck Szabo; also seen as Herma Szabo Planck or Herm Szabo-Plank; Herma JarossSzabo. Born Feb 22, 1902, in Vienna, Austria; died May 7, 1986, in Rottenmann, Styria.

Won 5 indiv. World Skating championships (1922–26); with Ludwig Wrede, won 2 Austrian National championships for pairs and 2 World championships (1925 and 1927); won a gold medal in singles at Chamonix Olympics (1924); dominated the international skating world until rise of Sonja Henie.

See also Women in World History.

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