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Benko Horvat
Benko, Benkó (pron. ''[benko]'') or Benkö, Benkő (pron. ') may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Filip Benko (born 1986), Swedish actor *Gregor Benko (born 1944), American writer, lecturer, record producer, and collector-historian *Gyula Benkő (1918–1997), Hungarian actor *Péter Benkő (born 1947), Hungarian actor *Tina Benko, American actress Games and sport Chess *Francisco Benkö (1910–2010), German-Argentine chess player and problemist *Pal Benko (1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems Football *Aleksandar Benko (1925–1991), Croatian footballer * Fabian Benko (born 1998), German-Croatian footballer *Günter Benkö (born 1955), retired football (soccer) referee from Austria *Jože Benko (born 1980), Slovenian football striker *Leon Benko (born 1983), Croatian football striker Sprint canoeing *Katalin Benkő (born 1941), Hungarian sprint canoeist, competed in the 1960s *Tamás Benkő, Hungarian sprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Benko
Filip Benko (born 4 March 1986) is a Swedish actor of Croatians, Croatian descent. While Benko studied at upper secondary technical school he recorded his first feature movie in 2004, ''Sandor slash Ida'' based on the novel with the same name by Sara Kadefors, he portrayed the part of Sandors older brother, Aron. After his first movie Benko filmed a variety of short movies until the director cast him as the lead in his first motion picture, ''Knäcka''. Soon after, Benko was cast as the character Markus Niklasson in the TV-show ''Andra Avenyn''. Benko studied computer science at Royal Institute of Technology 2004-2008 and speaks Swedish language, Swedish, English language, English and Serbo-Croatian fluently and speaks German language, German intermediately. Filmography *''Sandor slash Ida (film), Sandor slash Ida'' - Aron (2004) *''Drowning Ghost'' - Student (2004) *''Livet enligt Rosa'' - Tompa (2005) *''La-la-land'' - Eric (2007) *''Vildsvinet'' - Arvid (2007) *''Andra Avenyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katalin Benkő
Katalin Benkő (12 May 1941 – 16 March 2023) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid to late 1960s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin. Benkö also finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Benkő died in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ... on 16 March 2023, at the age of 81. References External links * *Sports-reference.com profile 1941 births 2023 deaths Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Hungarian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Hungary ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Canoeists from Budapest {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benko Opening
The King's Fianchetto Opening or Benko's Opening (also known as the Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, or Bilek Opening) is a chess opening characterized by the move: :1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. g3, g3 White's 1.g3 ranks as the fifth most popular opening move, but it is far less popular than 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. It is usually followed by 2.Bg2, fianchettoing the bishop (chess), bishop. Nick de Firmian writes that 1.g3 "can, and usually does, transpose into almost any other opening in which White fianchettos his king's bishop". Included among these are the Catalan Opening, the King's Indian Attack and some variations of the English Opening. For this reason, the ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' has no specific code devoted to 1.g3. The move itself is classified under A00, but the numerous transposition (chess), transpositional possibilities can result in various ''ECO'' codes. While this opening has never been common, the Madras player Ghulam Kassim, annotating the 1828 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benko Gambit
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: :1. d4 Nf6 :2. c4 c5 :3. d5 b5 Black sacrifices a pawn for enduring pressure. White can accept or decline the gambit pawn. The ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' has three codes for the Benko Gambit: * A57 3...b5 * A58 3...b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 * A59 3...b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Origin and predecessors The idea of sacrificing a pawn with ...b5 and ...a6 is quite old. Karel Opočenský applied the idea against, among others, Gideon Ståhlberg at Poděbrady 1936, Paul Keres at Pärnu 1937, Erich Eliskases at Prague 1937, and Theo van Scheltinga at the Buenos Aires Chess Olympiad 1939. Later, the game Mark Taimanov–David Bronstein at the Candidates Tournament, Zürich 1953, drew attention. Most of these games began as a King's Indian, with Black only later playing ...c5 and ...b5. Possibly the first game using the now-standard 1.d4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Benko
René Benko (born 20 May 1977) is an Austrian real estate, media and retail investor and founder of the Signa Holding. The company is considered Austria's largest privately held real estate conglomerate. Benko is one of the richest Austrians. Numerous controversies have surrounded Benko’s professional career. Life Benko was born in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria as the son of a local government employee and nursery schoolteacher and studied at a business school. At the age of 17 he gained his first experience of the real estate sector in a building company owned by an acquaintance. He subsequently dropped out of school because his overriding interest in the real estate business had led to him missing too many lessons. Benko lives mainly in Innsbruck, Tyrol. He is married for a second time and has four children. Apart from that, little is known about Benko's private life. Business activities Foundation and first investments At the end of 1999 Benko founded the two-person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Benkö
Andrés José Benkö Kapuváry, born December 2, 1943) is the founder of the Universidad Americana (1994) and was president from 1994 to 2013. He previously served as the President of INCADE y Ofor Consultores (1983–1994) and as Manager of Fundación Chile (1979–1982). As the chief executive of Universidad Americana, Benkö represents the university nationally and abroad, while he continues to teach in the MBA program. From 2000 to 2004, Universidad Americana was listed among "The Best Latin American Universities" and named "The Best University in Paraguay" by the Latin American magazine ''América Economía américaeconomía is a Latin American magazine founded in 1986 by Chilean Elías Selman and Swede Nils Strandberg. The 1980s were considered the ''lost decade'' in Latin America, but Selman and Strandberg decided to start a Latin American busin ...''. Benkö is a prolific author and has written articles for the books ''MBA International Business'' ("Leadership and Kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibor Benkő
Tibor Benkő (28 April 1905 – 12 April 1988) was a Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References External links * 1905 births 1988 deaths People from Sfântu Gheorghe Hungarian male épée fencers Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Hungary Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Fencers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Benko
Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976), also known by her married name as Lindsay Mintenko, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She held the short-course world record in the 400-meter freestyle (at 3:59.53) for nearly three years from January 2003 to December 2005. Early years Benko attended the Stanley Clark School in South Bend, Indiana, for her elementary education. Upon graduating from Stanley Clark, she attended Elkhart Central High School in Elkhart, Indiana, where she was "the first swimmer in IHSAA history to sweep two individual events all four years while piling up All-American honors." Swimming career At the 2000 Olympics, Benko was a member of the USA's gold-medal-winning 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Four years later at the 2004 Olympics, she earned gold swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Benko
Gregory Benko (born 9 October 1952) is a retired Australian Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer who competed at four Olympic Games. After participating in the 1972 Summer Olympics, Benko was recruited as a member of the Wayne State University men's fencing team. He earned three varsity letters and three national championships in individual foil (1974, 1975, and 1976), a record at the time. Benko participated in several international tournaments over the years, notably winning the 1975 Martini & Rossi Invitational in New York and the 1982 Paris Invitational, and earning the gold medal in foil and épée at the 1978 British Commonwealth Games. He also participated in the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Benko was a finalist at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the only Australian fencer to achieve that feat. He was the last (and only second) fencer to win all three Australian open national titles (foils, épée, sabre) in the one year. References Living people 1952 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Benkő
Zoltán Benkő (born 13 June 1983 in Budapest), is a Hungarian canoe sprinter who has competed since the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice ( K-1 1000 m: 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ..., K-2 1000 m: 2004). ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1983 births Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Hungarian male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Hungary Canoeists from Budapest 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Benkő
Támás Benkő is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 10000 m at the 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany. The men's competition consisted of six Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak. This was the f ... in Duisburg. References * * Hungarian male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Hungary-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Benko
Leon Benko (; born 11 November 1983) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NK Varteks. A product of NK Varteks youth academy, Benko had spells abroad in the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg and in Belgium with Standard Liège and K.V. Kortrijk. He was the 2012–13 Prva HNL league's top goalscorer. Club career Varteks Benko signed his first professional contract with his youth club, NK Varteks, in July 2003, and continued to play for the club in the following three seasons under coaches Miroslav Blažević (2003–05) and Zlatko Dalić (2005–06). In his second season at Varteks he established himself as one of the club's key players, appearing in 26 matches in the Croatian First League. In the summer of 2005, he also performed well for Varteks in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, scoring all four goals in their 4–1 victory over Dinamo Tirana as well as a brace that included the winning goal in a 4–3 victory over Inter Turku. He finished the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
