József Vértesy
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1932 Los Angeles | Team competition |
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1928 Amsterdam | Team competition |
József Vértesy[1] (February 19, 1901 – December 21, 1983) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Born in Zombor, Austria-Hungary (today Sombor, Serbia) and died in Budapest, Hungary.
He first competed at the Olympics in 1924. As a member of the Hungarian water polo team he finished seventh. He played one match.
Also he was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the silver medal in 1928 and the gold medal 1932. In Amsterdam at the 1928 Summer Olympics he played all four matches and scored seven goals. Four years later in Los Angeles he played all three matches.
See also[]
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
References[]
- ^ He is also known as József Vrábel
External links[]
- József Vértesy at Olympic.org (archived)
- József Vértesy at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- József Vértesy at Olympics.com
- József Vértesy at Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)
- József Vértesy at Olympedia
- József Vértesy at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- József Vértesy at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1983 deaths
- Sportspeople from Sombor
- Hungarians in Vojvodina
- Hungarian male water polo players
- Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Olympic water polo players of Hungary
- Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo
- Olympic silver medalists for Hungary in water polo
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian Olympic medalist stubs
- Hungarian water polo biography stubs