Béla Békessy Explained

Béla Békessy
Birth Date:	16 November 1875
Birth Place:	Debrecen, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:	Volyn, present-day Ukraine
Sport:	Fencing
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Béla Békessy (16 November 1875  - 6 July 1916) was a Hungarian épée, foil and sabre fencer.^[1] He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was killed in action during World War I.^[3]

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

Notes and References

1. Web site: Béla Békessy . Olympedia . 15 May 2021.
2. Béla Békessy . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/bela-bekessy-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 11 April 2010.
3. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 August 2015.