Samu Fóti Explained

Samu Fóti
Birth Date:	17 May 1890
Birth Place:	Budapest
Death Place:	Lipové
Discipline:	MAG
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Samu Fóti^[1] (17 May 1890 in Budapest – 17 June 1916 in Lipové) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was Jewish.^[3]

He was part of the Hungarian team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. He also competed in the men's discus throw at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[4]

He was killed in action during World War I.

See also

• List of select Jewish gymnasts

External links

• profile

Notes and References

1. He is also known as Fleck
2. Web site: Samu Fóti . 14 April 2021 . Olympedia.
3. Book: Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists . Taylor, Paul . Sussex Academic Press . 2004 . 9781903900888 .
4. Samu Fóti Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/samu-foti-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 January 2018.