Ödön Földessy (1 July 1929 – 9 June 2020) was a
Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
. He was born in
Békés
Békés (; ro, Bichiş; sk, Békéš) is a town in Békés County, Hungary. It lies about north of Békéscsaba and east of Budapest.
History
The area of the present town has been inhabited since ancient times, due to its good soil and pr ...
. He competed for Hungary in the men's long jump 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 ...
held in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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, where he won the bronze medal.
He died in
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 ...
on 9 June 2020.
References
External links
Ödön Földessy's profile at Sports Reference.com
1929 births
2020 deaths
Hungarian male long jumpers
Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
People from Békés
Sportspeople from Békés County
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