Béla Zulawszky

Béla Zulawszky (Slovak: Vojtech Zulawszky) (23 October 1869 – 24 October 1914) was a Slovak-Hungarian fencer.[2] He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3] He was killed in action during World War I.[4]

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

Béla Zulawszky
Vojtech Zulawszky
Personal information
NationalitySlovak[1]
Born(1869-10-23)23 October 1869
Trebišov, Austria-Hungary (today Slovakia)
Died24 October 1914(1914-10-24) (aged 45)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Sabre
Épée
Foil
ClubMagyar AC
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1908 LondonSabre, individual

Biography

Béla Zulawszky graduated from university in 1897 and then became a gymnastics teacher at the military academy in Koszeg, Hungary. He was a member of the Magyar Atlétikai Club in Budapest and also taught fencing. Zulawszky competed at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in all three weapons, winning silver in individual sabre in 1908. He joined the Hungarian Army in 1912 as an officer, eventually becoming a major. He was killed in Sarajevo in the early days of World War I, in October 1914.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Dejiny šermu na Slovensku" [History of fencing in Slovakia]. slovak-fencing.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Béla Zulawszky". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Béla Zulawszky Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  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 3 August 2015.
  5. "Béla Zulawszky". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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