Béla Las-Torres (20 April 1890,

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population o ...

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– 12 October 1915, Castelnuovo di Cattaro, in the

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) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed 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, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and

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 ...

. At the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 400 metre freestyle event, reaching the semifinals. Four years later he was fifth in the 400 metre freestyle competition, did not finish in 1500 metre freestyle final, and was a member of Hungarian freestyle relay team that won the silver medal in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event. 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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1890 births 1915 deaths Swimmers from Budapest Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Austro-Hungarian military personnel killed in World War I Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub

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