Antal Szebeny

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAntal György Pál Mihály•Szebeny
Used nameAntal•Szebeny
Born6 April 1886 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died18 June 1936 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements77 kg
AffiliationsPannónia Evezős Egylet, (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Antal Szebeny and his three brothers, the twins Miklós and György, and the youngest, István, started their sports career as rowers with the Pannónia Rowing Club. Prior to the 1908 Olympics, the Pannónia eight defeated the famous Thames Rowing Association. At the Games, however, they could only finish fifth.

In 1910, also with Pannonia’s eight, Antal Szebeny won a bronze medal at the European championship. The following year, the four brothers left Pannónia and founded the Hungária Rowing Club, and that year, and again in 1912, they won the national coxed fours title. Also in 1912 the eights of Hungária finished seventh at the Stockholm Olympics. Antal retired from competitive rowing in 1914 and concentrated on his medical career. He worked as a radiologist, and died at a relatively young age, possibly from exposure to radiation.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Rowing HUN Antal Szebeny
Eights, Men (Olympic) Pannonia RC/National RC 2 h2 r1/3
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing HUN Antal Szebeny
Eights, Men (Olympic) Hungaria Evezős Egylet 2 h3 r1/4

Olympic family relations