Andor Szende (14 April 1886 – 22 May 1972) was a
Hungarian figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
who competed in men's singles. He was later a coach and architect.
He won bronze medals in men's single skating at three
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...
: in
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...
,
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6
** German geophysicist Alfred ...
, and
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...
.
He won the 1908 Hungarian junior national championships, and the men's senior singles on four occasions: 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1922. He was coached by Seiberth, from Bosnia, who worked in Budapest.
Szende excelled in a number of sports, including athletics, tennis, speed skating and sports shooting. Later he worked as a coach and a tour guide.
His fate during the Holocaust is unknown, but he survived until 1972. He is buried at the
Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest.
Competitive highlights
References
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Hungarian male single skaters
Figure skaters from Budapest
Hungarian Jews
1886 births
1972 deaths