István Szondy (29 December 1925 – 31 May 2017) was a Hungarian

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

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and Olympic champion who competed at the 1948,

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and the 1956 Summer Olympics.Meghalt helsinki öttusázó olimpiai bajnoka

Olympics

Szondy received a gold medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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and a bronze in the individual event."1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Modern Pentathlon"
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1925 births 2017 deaths Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes of Hungary Hungarian male equestrians Olympic equestrians of Hungary Modern pentathletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon People from Berettyóújfalu World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hajdú-Bihar County 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub