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Pécsi VSK (judo)
Pécsi VSK (''Pécsi Vasutas Sportkör'') is a Hungarian sports club based in Pécs. The club was founded in 1919. Pécsi VSK, or similar, may also refer to: Active departments * Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower - Men's basketball *Pécsi VSK (men's water polo) * Pécsi VSK (men's football) *Pécsi VSK (men's water polo) * Pécsi VSK (women's football) * Pécsi VSK (athletics) * Pécsi VSK (boxing) * Pécsi VSK (judo) * Pécsi VSK (ski) * Pécsi VSK (orienteering) Former departments * MiZo Pécsi VSK - Women's basketball Olympic athletes * 1936. Berlin, András Bérczes (Bendekovics) András, football * 1952. Helsinki, Antal Lippay * 1952. Helsinki, Egon Solymossy, athletics * 1956. Melbourne, János Héder, gymnastics * 1964. Tokyo, Márta Tolnai, gymnastics * 1968. Mexico City, Róbert Honti, athletics * 2000. Sydney, Zoltán Czukor, athletics * 2000. Sydney, Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs. A city dating back to ancient times, settled by the Celts and the Romans, it was made an episcopal see in early medieval Hungary. It has University of Pécs, the oldest university in the country, and is one of its major cultural centers. It has a rich cultural heritage from the age of a 150-year Ottoman occupation. It is historically a multi-ethnic city where many cultures have interacted through 2000 years of history. In recent times, it has been recognized for its cultural heritage, including being named as one of the European Capital of Culture cities. Name The earliest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games. To outdo the 1932 Los Angeles Games, Reich Führer Adolf Hitler had a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium built, as well as six gymnasiums and other smaller arenas. The Games were the first to be televised, with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries.Rader, Benjamin G. "American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoltán Czukor
Zoltán Czukor (born 18 December 1962 in Komló, Baranya) is a male race walker from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ... for his native country. He still competes in long-distance walking races including 24Hr, Antibes 6 days, and the famous Paris-Colmar where he did not finish the 2011 edition. Achievements External links * 1962 births Living people Hungarian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary People from Komló Sportspeople from Baranya County {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all-weather (smooth) track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track, as well as the first example of the Olympics exclusively using electronic timekeeping equipment. The 1968 Games were the third to be held in the last quarter of the year, after the 1956 Games in Melbourne and the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The 1968 Mexican Student Movement was crushed days prior, hence the Games were correlated to the government's repression. The United States won the most gold and overall medals for the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki due to Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo was chosen as the host city during the 55th IOC Session in West Germany on 26 May 1959. The 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics held in Asia, and marked the first time South Africa was excluded due to the use of its apartheid system in sports. Until 1960, South Africa had fielded segregated teams, conforming to the country's racial classifications; for the 1964 Games the International Olympic Committee demanded a multi-racial delegation to be sent, and after South Africa refused, they were excluded from participating. The country was, however, allowed to compete at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 1956. These Games were the first to be staged in the Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as the first to be held outside Europe and North America. Melbourne is the most southerly city ever to host the Olympics. Due to the Southern Hemisphere's seasons being different from those in the Northern Hemisphere, the 1956 Games did not take place at the usual time of year, because of the need to hold the events during the warmer weather of the host's spring/summer (which corresponds to the Northern Hemisphere's autumn/winter), resulting in the only summer games ever to be held in November and December. Australia did not host the Games again until 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, and will host them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Solymossy
Egon Solymossy (May 18, 1922 – September 24, 2009) was a Hungarian sprint athlete who competed in late 1940s and early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he was eliminated in the first round of both the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay events. He was born in Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the .... ReferencesBama.hu 24 September 2009 announcement of Solymossy's death. - accessed 27 September 2009. : 1922 births 2009 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Hungary Sportspeople from Miskolc {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsingfors 1952), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo eventually hosted the games in 1964. Helsinki is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympics Games were held entirely in Europe. The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pécs 2010
Pécs 2010 is a defunct women's professional Basketball team based in Pécs, Hungary. It used to play in the NB I/A, the top division championship in the country and in EuroLeague Women from its foundation until 2011. The club ceased to exist in the summer of 2012 due to financial reasons. However, two other clubs were founded in the city, that took over the players, coaches and managers of Pécs 2010. These two new clubs are PEAC-Pécs and PINKK-Pécsi 424; they are competing in the NB I/A. History Club names * Pécsi VSK * PVSK-Co-Order * PVSK-Dália * PVSK-MiZo * MiZo-Pécsi VSK * MiZo Pécs * MiZo Pécs 2010 * Pécs 2010 Honours ;International * ''EuroLeague Bronze:'' 2001, 2004 * ''EuroLeague 4th:'' 2005 ;National * ''National Championship:'' 11 (1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10) * ''Hungarian Cup:'' 11 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PVSK Panthers
PVSK-Panthers, for sponsorship reasons known as PVSK-Veolia or simply Pécs, is the men's basketball club based in Pécs, Hungary. It were the oldest non-Budapest based basketball club playing in the NB I/A, the first division until 2022. They played 53 seasons in the top division, which is the second most after MAFC. PVSK-Panthers won one trophy in its history: the Hungarian Cup in 2009. History The team was founded in 1944, they played in the 1st division from 1946 to 1950, then after 4 year, from 1955 to 1985 continuously (with once in 1972 in the 2nd league). In 1985 they fall to the 2nd, in 1992 to the 3rd league. In 1994 they moved to Pécsvárad. In 2000 they won the 3rd division and moved back to Pécs, in 2003 they returned into the top flight. In 2009 they won the regular season and the Hungarian Cup, and finished runner-up in the play-offs. In Pécs, there was another basketball team. In the 1940s and 1950s the ''PEAC'' was placed in the 1st division too, and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pécsi VSK (orienteering)
Pécsi VSK (''Pécsi Vasutas Sportkör'') is a Hungarian sports club based in Pécs. The club was founded in 1919. Pécsi VSK, or similar, may also refer to: Active departments * Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower - Men's basketball *Pécsi VSK (men's water polo) * Pécsi VSK (men's football) *Pécsi VSK (men's water polo) * Pécsi VSK (women's football) * Pécsi VSK (athletics) * Pécsi VSK (boxing) *Pécsi VSK (judo) * Pécsi VSK (ski) * Pécsi VSK (orienteering) Former departments * MiZo Pécsi VSK - Women's basketball Olympic athletes * 1936. Berlin, András Bérczes (Bendekovics) András, football * 1952. Helsinki, Antal Lippay * 1952. Helsinki, Egon Solymossy, athletics * 1956. Melbourne, János Héder, gymnastics * 1964. Tokyo, Márta Tolnai, gymnastics * 1968. Mexico City, Róbert Honti, athletics * 2000. Sydney, Zoltán Czukor, athletics * 2000. Sydney, Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobsle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
