About Béla Zulawszky
Lived 1869 – 1914 (aged 45). Béla Zulawszky was a Hungarian fencer and military officer.
Béla Zulawszky (Slovak: Vojtech Zulawszky) (23 October 1869 – 27 October 1914) was a Slovak-Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Biography Béla Zulawszky graduated from university in 1897 and then became a gymnastics teacher at the military academy in Koszeg, Hungary. He was a member of the Magyar Atlétikai Club in Budapest and also taught fencing. Zulawszky competed at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in all three weapons, winning silver in individual sabre in 1908. He joined the Hungarian Army in 1912 as an officer, eventually becoming a major. He was killed in Sarajevo in the early days of World War I, in October 1914.
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Who was Béla Zulawszky?
Hungarian fencer (1869-1914)
When was Béla Zulawszky born?
Béla Zulawszky was born on 23 October 1869 in Trebišov.
When did Béla Zulawszky die?
Béla Zulawszky died on 24 October 1914 in Sarajevo.
What was Béla Zulawszky's occupation?
Béla Zulawszky was a fencer and military officer.
What nationality was Béla Zulawszky?
Béla Zulawszky was Hungarian.
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