Béla Békessy (16 November 1875 – 6 July 1916) was a Hungarian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

event at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was killed in action during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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* 1875 births 1916 deaths Austro-Hungarian military personnel killed in World War I Hungarian male épée fencers Hungarian male foil fencers Hungarian male sabre fencers Olympic fencers of Hungary Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Sportspeople from Debrecen Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Austro-Hungarian Empire {{Hungary-fencing-bio-stub

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