Sándor Ivády
Encyclopedia
Sándor Ivády was a Hungarian
water polo
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
and in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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In 1928, he was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the silver medal. He played all four matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played all three matches.
His father was Béla Ivády
, a Hungarian politician and agriculture minister between 1931 and 1932.
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...
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player who competed in 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...
and in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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In 1928, he was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the silver medal. He played all four matches.
Four years later he won the gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played all three matches.
His father was Béla Ivády
Béla Ivády
Béla Ivády de Ivád was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1931 and 1932. He also served as acting leader of the Party of National Unity in 1933....
, a Hungarian politician and agriculture minister between 1931 and 1932.