József Munk Explained

Birth Date:	30 November 1890
Birth Place:	Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary

József Munk (30 November 1890 – after 1942) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and in 1942 he fell into the hands of the Soviets. He was taken as a prisoner to the Soviet Union, from where he never returned.^[1]

At the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 100 metre freestyle, but placed fourth in his heat and did not advance.^[2]

See also

• List of select Jewish swimmers

Notes and References

1. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists . Sussex Academic Press . Taylor . Paul . 2004 . 9781903900871 .
2. Web site: József Munk . Olympedia . 11 April 2021.