János Simon

János Simon
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men’s Basketball
European Championships
1953 USSR Hungary
1955 Hungary Hungary

János Simon (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈʃimon]; 1 March 1929 – 31 October 2010[1]) was a Hungarian basketball player[2] who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok.

Simon was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.[3] Simon also played in the 1960 Summer Olympics where his team finished ninth.[4]

Since 2012 the sports hall of Budapesti Honvéd SE bears his name.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Elhunyt Simon János Eb-aranyérmes kosaras (in Hungarian)
  2. ↑ "János Simon". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hungary Basketball at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Hungary Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Simon János nevét viseli a Honvéd kosárlabda csarnoka" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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