József Munk (30 November 1890, Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary – after 1942) was a Hungarian

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swimmer who competed at the

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. He was Jewish, and in 1942 he fell into the hands of the Soviets. He was taken as a prisoner to the Soviet Union, from where he never returned. At the

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he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 100 metre freestyle, but placed fourth in his heat and did not advance.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munk, Jozsef 1890 births Year of death missing Swimmers from Budapest Hungarian Jews Jewish swimmers Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Hungary Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Hungarian male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming

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