István Szondy

István Szondy
Personal information
Born (1925-12-29)29 December 1925
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary
Died 31 May 2017(2017-05-31) (aged 91)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport Modern pentathlon, horse rider
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Men's Modern pentathlon
Men's Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Team
1952 Helsinki Individual
World Championships
1954 Budapest Team
1955 Zürich Team
1953 Santo Domingo Individual
1954 Budapest Individual

István Szondy (29 December 1925 – 31 May 2017) was a Hungarian modern pentathlete, horse rider and Olympic champion who competed at the 1948, 1952 and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympics

Szondy received a gold medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and a bronze in the individual event.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Meghalt helsinki öttusázó olimpiai bajnoka (in Hungarian)
  2. ↑ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
  3. ↑ "István Szondy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.


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