Rezső Kende
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Rezső Kende was a Hungarian
gymnast
who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam
. He participated in six individual events, achieving his best result at the Olympics in the men's parallel bars
tournament, where he finished 33rd in a field of 85 competitors. He was also a part of the Hungarian squad for the men's all-around event, which finished 10th out of 11 nations. Two years after the Olympics he competed at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
in Luxembourg
, but did not win a medal.
Kende was born in the Rákospalota
neighborhood of Budapest and competed out of Újpesti TE. He was a multiple national gymnastics champion and served as a judge and referee for the sport for sixty years following his 1930 retirement. He also had a career as a jurist and attorney. When he died in June 2011, at the age of 102, he was Hungary's oldest living former Olympic competitor.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. He participated in six individual events, achieving his best result at the Olympics in the men's parallel bars
Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. For the first time at the Olympic Games, women competed in gymnastics. The rope climbing and sidehorse vault events were dropped from the program.-Medal summary:...
tournament, where he finished 33rd in a field of 85 competitors. He was also a part of the Hungarian squad for the men's all-around event, which finished 10th out of 11 nations. Two years after the Olympics he competed at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
-Medals:- All-around :- Floor exercise :- Pommel horse :- Rings :- Parallel bars :- Horizontal bar :- Team final :-References:*...
in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, but did not win a medal.
Kende was born in the Rákospalota
Rákospalota
Rákospalota is a neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. With Pest-újhely and Új-palota it comprises District XV.- History :...
neighborhood of Budapest and competed out of Újpesti TE. He was a multiple national gymnastics champion and served as a judge and referee for the sport for sixty years following his 1930 retirement. He also had a career as a jurist and attorney. When he died in June 2011, at the age of 102, he was Hungary's oldest living former Olympic competitor.