Edit Mató

The native form of this personal name is Mató Edit. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Edit Mató
Born(1947-02-04)4 February 1947
Budapest, Hungary
DiedFebruary 22, 2020(2020-02-22) (aged 73)
Figure skating career
CountryHungary
PartnerKároly Csanádi
Began skating1959
Retired1969

Edit Mató (4 February 1947 – 22 February 2020) was a Hungarian ice dancer. With Károly Csanádi, she was the 1966 Winter Universiade champion[1] and a four-time Hungarian national champion.[2] The duo competed at three World Championships and five European Championships. They placed within the European top ten in 1966 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia), 1967 (Ljubljana, Yugoslavia), and 1968 (Västerås, Sweden).[3][4]

Mató was the mother of Hungarian speed skater Krisztina Egyed.[5]

Competitive highlights

With Csanádi

International
Event 64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69
World Championships 15th 14th 11th
European Championships 12th 8th 9th 8th 12th
Prague Skate 8th 9th
Winter Universiade 1st
National
Hungarian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ "1960-2015 Statistics Winter Universiades" (PDF). International University Sports Federation / sport.fi. 1 January 2016. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Jégtánc bajnokok" [National ice dancing champions] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ Búcsú egy bajnoktól (in Hungarian)
  4. ^ Búcsú Mató Edittől (in Hungarian)
  5. ^ "50 éve történt: Téli Universiade aranyérmét jégtáncban a Mató Edit Csanádi Károly kettős" [50 years ago: Edit Mató and Károly Csanádi won Winter Universiade ice dancing gold medal] (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Skating Federation. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017.