Béla Zulawszky (
Slovak: Vojtech Zulawszky) (23 October 1869 – 27 October 1914) was a Slovak-Hungarian
fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual
sabre
A sabre or saber ( ) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the Early Modern warfare, early modern and Napoleonic period, Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such a ...
event at the
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...
.
He was killed in action during
World War I
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.
Biography
Béla Zulawszky graduated from university in 1897 and then became a gymnastics teacher at the military academy in Koszeg, Hungary. He was a member of the Magyar Atlétikai Club in Budapest and also taught fencing. Zulawszky competed at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in all three weapons, winning silver in individual sabre in 1908. He joined the Hungarian Army in 1912 as an officer, eventually becoming a major. He was killed in Sarajevo in the early days of World War I, in October 1914.
See also
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List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 143 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following ...
References
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1869 births
1914 deaths
Slovak male épée fencers
Hungarian male épée fencers
Hungarian male foil fencers
Hungarian male sabre fencers
Olympic fencers for Hungary
Fencers
Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Hungary
People from Tokaj
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Austro-Hungarian military personnel killed in World War I
Slovak male foil fencers
Slovak male sabre fencers
Sportspeople from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary
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