András Székely

András Székely (5 March 1910 – 25 January 1943) was a Hungarian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He won a European title in this event in 1931.

The native form of this personal name is Székely András. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
András Székely
ASzékely at the 1931 European Championships
Personal information
Born5 March 1910[1]
Tatabánya, Hungary
Died25 January 1943 (aged 32)
Chernihiv, Ukraine
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubFerencvárosi TC, Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Los Angeles 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1931 Paris 100 m freestyle

Székely was Jewish. He was killed by the Nazis in 1943 at a forced labor camp in Chernihiv, Ukraine.[2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. Olimpiai éremszerzők tragédiája a Donnál: Petschauer Attila és Székely András, mint zsidó munkaszolgálatosok a magyar 2. hadseregnél / Tragedy of Olympic Medalists at the River Don: Attila Petschauer and Zoltán Székely as Jewish Labour Workers at the Hungarian 2nd Army(Seregszemle 2016/1.pp.108-114) (in Hungarian)
  2. Kay Schaffer & Sidonie Smith (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. p. 61. ISBN 0-8135-2820-8.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "András Székely". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  4. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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