István Szondy

István Szondy (29 December 1925 – 31 May 2017) was a Hungarian modern pentathlete, horse rider and Olympic champion who competed at the 1948, 1952 and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

István Szondy
Personal information
Born(1925-12-29)29 December 1925
Berettyóújfalu, Hungary
Died31 May 2017(2017-05-31) (aged 91)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportModern pentathlon, horse rider
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
Men's Modern pentathlon
Men's Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1952 Helsinki Team
Bronze medal – third place1952 Helsinki Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1954 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place1955 Zürich Team
Silver medal – second place1953 Santo Domingo Individual
Bronze medal – third place1954 Budapest Individual

Olympics

Szondy received a gold medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and a bronze in the individual event.[2][3]

References
  1. Meghalt helsinki öttusázó olimpiai bajnoka (in Hungarian)
  2. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 4 September 2007 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 27 September 2008)
  3. "István Szondy Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.


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