Béla Szendey
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1902 Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 October 1966 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Béla Szendey (5 October 1902 – 29 October 1966) was a Hungarian rower.[1]
Szendey was born in Budapest in 1902.[2][3] He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with Ervin Mórich in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in round one.[2] He competed in single sculls and won silver medals at the 1926 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne and at the 1927 European Rowing Championships in Como.[4] At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the round two repêchage by David Collet from Great Britain in the single sculls event.[5]
Szendey won gold at the 1930 European Rowing Championships in Liège in the single sculls.[4] He teamed up with András Szendey for the 1931 European Rowing Championships in Paris and they won a silver medal in double sculls. They won a bronze medal in this boat class two years later at the 1933 European Rowing Championships in Budapest.[6]
Szendey died on 29 October 1966[2] in Budapest and was interred at Farkasréti Cemetery.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Béla Szendey". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Béla Szendey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Bela Szendey". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls Round Two Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Csaba, Hatvany Béla. "Magyar Családtörténeti Adattár" [Hungarian Family History Data]. Hungarian Society of Family History Researchers. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
 | This biographical article relating to Hungarian rowing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |