Antal Szendey (7 March 1915 – 6 May 1994) was a Hungarian

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who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was born in Erzsébetfalva. In 1936 he was a crew member of the Hungarian boat which finished fifth in the eight event. At the 1947 European Rowing Championships in

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, he won a gold medal in the coxed pair event. At the

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, he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian boat in the coxed pair competition. He died in

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in 1994.

References

1915 births 1994 deaths Hungarian male rowers Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers from Budapest European Rowing Championships medalists {{Hungary-Olympic-medalist-stub