József de Révay explained

Played For:Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet
Birth Date:20 October 1902
Birth Place:Tajná, Austria-Hungary
(now in Slovakia)
Death Place:Gyömrő, Hungary
Ntl Team:HUN
Position:Centre
Career Start:1926
Career End:1933

Jozsef Maria Julius Simon de Revay, Count Sklabina and Blatnicka, (20 October 1902 – 19 April 1945) was a Hungarian philosopher, professor, and ice hockey player. He played for the Hungarian national team at the 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics and at the World Championships.[1] [2] He later taught at Pázmány Péter Catholic University.[3]

World War II

Following the forming of Communist government in Hungary towards end of World War II, he was arrested by police, interrogated and eventually killed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olimpiai érmeseink – Révay József (Our Olympians – József Révay). Hungarian. Olimpia.hu. 16 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Jozsef de Revay, Olympedia. English. 4 September 2021.
  3. Várkonyi Nándor: Pergő évek – Széphalom Könyvműhely, Budapest, 2004, 544 o. –