Béla Békessy

Béla Békessy (16 November 1875 6 July 1916) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War I.[2]

Béla Békessy
Personal information
Born(1875-11-16)16 November 1875
Debrecen, Austria-Hungary
Died6 July 1916(1916-07-06) (aged 40)
Volyn, present-day Ukraine
Sport
SportFencing

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Béla Békessy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.


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