Béla Zulawszky
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Béla Emil Lajos•Zulawszky (Zsulavszky-) |
| Used name | Béla•Zulawszky |
| Other names | Vojtech Zulawszky |
| Born | 23 October 1869 in Trebišov, Košice (SVK) |
| Died | 27 October 1914 in Avtovac (BIH) |
| Affiliations | MAC, Budapest (HUN) |
| NOC |  Hungary |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Béla Zulawszky graduated from university in 1897 and then became a gymnastics teacher at the military academy in Koszeg, Hungary. He was a member of the Magyar Atlétikai Club in Budapest and also taught fencing. Zulawszky competed at both the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in all three weapons, winning silver in individual sabre in 1908. He joined the Hungarian Army in 1912 as an officer, eventually becoming a major. He was killed in Sarajevo in the early days of World War I, in October 1914.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Fencing | HUN |
Béla Zulawszky | |||
| Foil, Individual, Open (Olympic (non-medal)) | ||||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =4 p10 r1/4 | |||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Fencing | HUN |
Béla Zulawszky | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =4 p3 r3/4 | |||||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 3 p1 r3/4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†24 October 1914. Killed in action during World War I.)
Errata
Slovak sources show his place of birth as Trebišov (SVK). http://www.olympic.sk/documents/dokumenty-sov/register_nasich_olympionikov.pdf http://korzar.sme.sk/c/4583337/vychodoslovenski-sportovci-boli-ozdobou-prvej-ery-olympiad.html