Újpesti TE

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Újpesti TE
Full nameÚjpesti Torna Egylet
NicknamesLilák (Purples)
Founded16 June 1885
Based inCoa Hungary Town Budapest big.svg Budapest, Hungary Hungary
Colours    Purple, White
ChairmanIstván Őze
WebsiteÚjpesti TE

Újpesti Torna Egylet (Újpesti TE or UTE) is a Hungarian sports society, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club, which was founded in 1885, includes sports sections that represent the club at ice hockey, men's water polo, women's volleyball, athletics, wrestling, judo, mud wrestling, flatwater canoeing/kayaking, karate, youth football, boxing, modern pentathlon, shooting, gymnastics, triathlon, swimming, and fencing. There is a leisure section and a section for the club's fans called 'circle of friends' (baráti kör).

The football team Újpest FC is also a part of the Újpesti TE family.

European Competitions[]

Sport Teams Status Year
Football Mitropa Cup Winner 1929
Football Coupe des Nations (Predecessor of Champions League) Winner 1930
Football Mitropa Cup Winner 1939
Football Mitropa Cup Finalist 1967
Football Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finalist 1968–69
Water Polo LEN Cup Winner 1992–93
Water Polo European Cup Winner 1993–94
Water Polo LEN Super Cup Winner
Water Polo European Cup Finalist 1994–95
Water Polo European Cup Finalist 1995–96
Water Polo LEN Cup Winner 1996–97
Water Polo LEN Cup Winner 1998–99

Departments[]

Sport Teams
Football pictogram.svg Football Újpest FC - since 1885
Curling pictogram.svg Curling -
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics - since 1901
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo Újpesti TE (men's water polo) - since 1911
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing Újpesti TE (fencing) - since 1922
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing - since 1926
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoe/kayak Újpesti TE (canoeing) - since 1949
Ice hockey pictogram.svg Ice hockey Újpesti TE (ice hockey) - since 1955
Judo pictogram.svg Judo -
Karate pictogram.svg Karate - 2004
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling -

Famous sportsmen[]

Olympic Champions[]

Olympic Silver Medalists[]

  • 1928 Amszterdam
    • waterpolo
  • 1932 Los Angeles
    • wrestling
  • 1948 London
    • waterpolo
    • waterpolo
    • waterpolo
  • 1952 Helsinki
    • wrestling
  • 1956 Melbourne
    • wrestling
    • gymnastics
  • 1960 Róma
    • athletics (hammer throw)
    • wrestling
    • Szöllősi Imre kayak-canoe
    • fencing
  • 1964 Tokió
    • athletics (hammer throw)
  • 1968 Mexikóváros
    • Timár István kayak-kenu
    • Rozsnyói Katalin kayak-kenu
    • Marosi Paula fencing
    • fencing
  • 1972 München
    • football
    • football
    • football
    • fencing
    • Szolnoki Mária fencing
    • Rónai Ildikó fencing
    • waterpolo
  • 1980 Moszkva
    • öttusa; e. cs.
  • 1996 Atlanta
    • kayak-kenu; K-4 1000
    • gymnastics
    • Navarette József fencing
    • Köves Csaba fencing
    • fencing

Olympic Bronze Medalists[]

  • 1932 Los Angeles
    • swimming
  • 1936 Berlin
    • swimming
  • 1948 London
    • Tóth Ferenc wrestling
  • 1952 Helsinki
    • athletics (long jump)
    • athletics; 4×100
    • athletics; 4×100
    • Varga Ferenc kayak; K-2 1000
  • 1956 Melbourne
    • fencing
  • 1960 Róma
    • Bánfalvy Klára kayak; K-2 500
    • football
    • football
    • football
    • football
    • waterpolo
    • waterpolo
  • 1968 Mexikóváros
    • athletics (hammer throw)
    • Timár István kayak; K-2 1000
    • fencing
    • waterpolo
    • waterpolo
    • Sárosi László waterpolo
  • 1976 Montreál
    • fencing
  • 1980 Moszkva
    • Zakariás Mária kayak; K-2 500
    • Lévai István boxing
    • Donáth Ferenc gymnastics
    • Stefanek Gertrud fencing
    • fencing

Kiss István waterpolo

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