István Pelle (26 July 1907 – 6 March 1986)
– ''olympic-medallists.com'' (Retrieved on March 31, 2008) was a Hungarian

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and Olympic champion. He competed at the

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where he received gold medals in ''floor exercises'' and ''pommel horse'', and silver medals in ''parallel bars'' and ''individual all-around''."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 30, 2008) After

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, he left Hungary, toured as an artist, and eventually settled in Argentina.

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