Árpad Lengyel
Encyclopedia
Árpád Lengyel was an Hungarian
swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Kaposvár and died in Edgewater, New Jersey
, United States
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In the 1936 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in his first round heat of the 400 m freestyle event
and fifth in his first round heat of the 100 m backstroke event
and did not advance in both occasions.
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...
swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Kaposvár and died in Edgewater, New Jersey
Edgewater, New Jersey
Edgewater is a borough located along the Hudson River in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 census, the borough had a population of 11,513...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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In the 1936 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. He was also fourth in his first round heat of the 400 m freestyle event
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908...
and fifth in his first round heat of the 100 m backstroke event
Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908...
and did not advance in both occasions.