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Béla Békessy
Hungarian fencer (1875–1916) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is Békessy Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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]
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Born | (1875-11-16)16 November 1875 Debrecen, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||
Died | 6 July 1916(1916-07-06) (aged 40) Volyn, present-day Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
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