Béla_Békessy

Béla Békessy

Béla Békessy

Hungarian fencer (1875–1916)

The native form of this personal name is Békessy Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Béla Békessy (16 November 1875 – 6 July 1916) was a Hungarian épée, foil and sabre fencer.[1] He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War I.[3]

Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Béla Békessy". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Béla Békessy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about an Olympic medalist of Hungary is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This biographical article related to fencing in Hungary is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Béla_Békessy, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.