About Béla Szendey
Lived 1902 – 1966 (aged 64). Béla Szendey was a Hungarian rower and athlete.
Béla Szendey (5 October 1902 – 29 October 1966) was a Hungarian rower.
Szendey was born in Budapest in 1902. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with Ervin Mórich in the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in round one. He competed in single sculls and won silver medals at the 1926 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne and at the 1927 European Rowing Championships in Como. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the round two repêchage by David Collet from Great Britain in the single sculls event.
Szendey won gold at the 1930 European Rowing Championships in Liège in the single sculls.
Szendey died on 29 October 1966
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Hungarian rower (1902–1966)
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Béla Szendey was born on 5 October 1902 in Budapest.
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Béla Szendey died on 29 October 1966 in Budapest.
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Béla Szendey was a rower and athlete.
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Béla Szendey was Hungarian.
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