Béla Szendey (5 October 1902 – 29 October 1966) was a Hungarian rower. Szendey was born in

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in 1902. He competed at the

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with Ervin Mórich in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in round one. He competed in single sculls and won silver medals at the

1926 European Rowing Championships The 1926 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss city of Lucerne. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). Competit ...

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and at the

1927 European Rowing Championships The 1927 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on Lake Como in the Italian Lombardy region. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). Medal s ...

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. At the

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, he was eliminated in the round two repêchage by

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from Great Britain in the single sculls event. Szendey won gold at the

1930 European Rowing Championships The 1930 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Meuse in the Belgian city of Liège. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). Medal summa ...

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in the single sculls. He teamed up with András Szendey for the

1931 European Rowing Championships The 1931 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Seine in the French capital city of Paris in the suburb of Suresnes. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M ...

and they won a silver medal in double sculls. They won a bronze medal in this boat class two years later at the

1933 European Rowing Championships The 1933 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held on the Danube in the Hungarian capital city of Budapest. The competition was for men only and they competed in all seven Olympic boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2-, M2+, M4-, M4+, M8+). ...

. Szendey died on 29 October 1966 in Budapest and was interred at Farkasréti Cemetery.

References

1902 births 1966 deaths Hungarian male rowers Olympic rowers for Hungary Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Rowers from Budapest Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery European Rowing Championships medalists {{Hungary-rowing-bio-stub