Ferenc Velkey

Ferenc Velkey or Velkei (November 15, 1915 – September 12, 2008) was a Hungarian basketball and field handball player, and sports administrator.[1]

Ferenc Velkey
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1915-11-15) November 15, 1915
Nagykáta, Hungary
DiedSeptember 12, 2008(2008-09-12) (aged 92)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportBasketball, field handball

Velkey was born in Nagykáta on November 15, 1915.[2] He played for the Hungarian national basketball team for many years, competing in three European Championships, including a third place finish in 1946.[3] He retired from playing in 1949, after which he continued to be involved in the sport as an international referee and administrator.[1] Away from basketball, he was a member of the Hungarian field handball team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament in 1936.[1][2]

Velkey died in Budapest on September 12, 2008, and was buried in Farkasréti Cemetery.[1]

References
  1. "Eltemették Velkei Ferencet" [Ferenc Velkei was buried]. hunbasket.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Basketball Federation. October 1, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. "Ferenc Velkey". Olympedia. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. Małolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Basketball Championship Results since 1935. Scarecrow Press. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780810887831.


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