Maja Hug

Maja Hug
Full name	Maja Hug
Born	(1928-04-05)5 April 1928 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	26 April 2023(2023-04-26) (aged 95) Winterthur, Switzerland
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Switzerland
Skating club	SC Zürich SC St. Moritz

Maja Hug (5 April 1928 – 26 April 2023) was a Swiss figure skater. She was born in Zürich. She is a six-time (1945–1950) Swiss national champion. She represented Switzerland at the 1948 Winter Olympics where she placed 15th. Hug held the record for most Swiss national titles won by a woman until Sarah Meier won her seventh national title in the 2007-2008 season.[1] She died in Winterthur on 26 April 2023, at the age of 95.[2]

Competitive highlights

Event	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
Winter Olympic Games				15th
World Championships				14th
European Championships			8th
Swiss Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

References

1. Repeat winners dominate national championships
2. "Maya Hug". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

Sources

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maya Hug". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• List of Historical Swiss Champions