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.

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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