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Béla Simon
Béla Simon (born 4 August 1988) is a Hungarian rower. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Pair event together with his teammate Domonkos Széll. They were eliminated in the repechage round. He competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ... with Adrián Juhász, reaching the B final. The pair won the event at the 2016 European Championships. The pair also won the silver medal at the 2009 World Under 23 Championships. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Bela 1988 births Living people Hungarian male rowers Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Hungary Sportspeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szolnok
Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, which has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries. Szolnok also has one of Hungary’s best water polo teams. Name and etymology Szolnok was named after the first steward of the city, Szolnok (ispán), Szaunik or Zounok. The town was first officially mentioned under the name Zounok in 1075. In the following centuries, it was recorded variously as Zounok, Saunic, Zounuc, and Zawnuch. The variety of spellings likely comes from phonetic discrepancies occurring when Hungarian sounds were recorded using the Latin alphabet. Another possibility revolves around speculation that the name Szaunik was not a personal name after all, but rather a title relating to the significant salt trade (salt, ) in the area. In m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |