Andor Szende | |
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Birth Name: | Szende Andor |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1886[1] |
Birth Place: | Budapest, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic |
Coach: | Seiberth |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Andor Szende (14 April 1886 – 22 May 1972) was a Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was later a coach and architect.
He won bronze medals in men's single skating at three World Figure Skating Championships: in 1910, 1912, and 1913.[2] [3] [4]
He won the 1908 Hungarian junior national championships,[5] and the men's senior singles on four occasions: 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1922.[6] He was coached by Seiberth, from Bosnia, who worked in Budapest.[7]
Szende excelled in a number of sports, including athletics, tennis, speed skating and sports shooting. Later, he worked as a coach and a tour guide.[1] His fate during the Holocaust is unknown, but he survived until 1972. He is buried at the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest.
Event | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1922 | |
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3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | |||
5th | 2nd | ||||||
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |