János Simon

The native form of this personal name is Simon János. This article uses the Western name order.
Medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men’s Basketball
European Championships
Silver 1953 USSR Hungary
Gold 1955 Hungary Hungary

János Simon (March 1, 1929 – October 31, 2010[1]) was a Hungarian basketball player[2] who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok.

Simon was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.[3] Simon also played in the 1960 Summer Olympics where his team finished ninth. [4]

References

  1. ^ Elhunyt Simon János Eb-aranyérmes kosaras (Hungarian)
  2. ^ "János Simon" (in English). sport-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/janos-simon-1.html. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Hungary Basketball at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games" (in English). sport-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1952/BAS/. Retrieved 27 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Hungary Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games" (in English). sport-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1960/BAS/. Retrieved 27 February 2010.