About Márton Homonnai
Lived 1906 – 1969 (aged 63). Márton Homonnai was a Hungarian water polo player and journalist.
Márton Homonnai (5 February 1906 – 15 October 1969), also known as Márton Hlavacsek, was a Hungarian water polo player who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1928, 1932 and the 1936 Summer Olympics; his team finished fifth in 1924. During his career Homonnai played 115 international matches, often alongside his brother Lajos. His daughter Katalin Szőke became an Olympic swimmer.
During World War II Homonnai was a policeman and a member of the Arrow Cross Party, which supported the Nazis. After the war, fearing prosecution (he was sentenced to death in absentia), he flew via Germany and Brazil to Argentina, where he died in 1969.
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Who was Márton Homonnai?
Hungarian water polo player (1906–1969)
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Márton Homonnai was born on 5 February 1906 in Budapest.
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Márton Homonnai died on 15 October 1969 in Buenos Aires.
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Márton Homonnai was a water polo player and journalist.
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Márton Homonnai was Hungarian.
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