Ödön Zombori, originally Ödön Janicsek (22 September 1906 in Szenta – 29 November 1989 in

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) was a Hungarian

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and Olympic champion in

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Olympics

Zombori competed at the

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where he received a gold medal in

, the ''bantamweight'' class."1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 13 September 2008) He received a silver medal in 1932. During the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California Zombori was invited to attend a number of events as he and his wife Anna lived in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles at the time. As his health began to deteriorate he wished to return to Hungary and lived for some time at a home in Hungary for retired Olympic and Sports champions. He died in 1989 due to complications from

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* 1906 births 1989 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Hungary Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Somogy County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub