György Bródy

György Bródy (21 July 1908 – 5 August 1967) was a Hungarian water polo player.

György Bródy
György Bródy, 1932, cropped
Personal information
Born (1908-07-21)21 July 1908
Budapest, Hungary
Died 5 August 1967(1967-08-05) (aged 59)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality Hungarian
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Water Polo
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team competition
Brody cropped from 1932 Hungarian Team photo

Career

At the 1928 Summer Olympics he was a reserve player for the Hungarian water polo team, but did not compete in a match of the tournament.

In 1932, he was part of the Hungarian team that won the gold medal, playing two matches in the critical role of goalkeeper.[1]

Four years later, in 1936, he won the gold medal again with the Hungarian team at the Berlin Games. Playing a major role, he tended goal in six matches.[1] He was one of only around nine Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Germany-hosted Olympics, with the number including four Hungarians.[1]

Bródy died on 5 August 1967 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

See also

References
  1. "The Nazi Olympics (Berlin 1936)—Jewish Athletes; Olympic Medalists". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2011.


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