Antal Szendey

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Antal Szendey
Personal information
Born7 March 1915
Erzsébetfalva
Died6 May 1994(1994-05-06) (aged 79)
Budapest
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1935 Berlin Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Amsterdam Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1938 Milan Eight
Gold medal – first place 1947 Lucerne Coxed pair

Antal Szendey (7 March 1915 – 6 May 1994) was a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Erzsébetfalva. In 1936 he was a crew member of the Hungarian boat which finished fifth in the eight event.[1] At the 1947 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne, he won a gold medal in the coxed pair event.[2] At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he won the bronze medal with the Hungarian boat in the coxed pair competition.[1]

He died in Budapest in 1994.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antal Szendey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 17 March 2018.