Béla Las Torres
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- The native form of this personal name is Las Torres Béla. This article uses the Western name order.
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Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Silver | 1908 London | 4x200m Freestyle | |
Béla Las Torres (born April 20, 1890 in Budapest – died October 13, 1915 in Castelnuovo, Italy) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 400 metre freestyle, reaching the semifinals.
Four years later he was fifth in the 400 metre freestyle, did not finish in 1500 metre freestyle final, and was a member of Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team, which didn't show up at the final.
He died in Italy during World War I.
