Ferenc Györgyei

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFerenc•Györgyei (Gyergyief-)
Used nameFerenc•Györgyei
Born29 November 1899 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died26 August 1970 in Dorog, Komárom-Esztergom (HUN)
AffiliationsÚjpesti TE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Ferenc Györgyei began active sports with Újpest TE and spent most of his career there. In 1924 he was second in the national championship and competed at the Paris Olympics. In 1926 he won a national championship title as a lightweight. In the early 1930s, he moved to Dorog, where he competed for Dorogi AC. In addition to wrestling, Györgyei became the head of the club and also the team coach. Affter World War II he worked as an ambulance driver at the hospital in Dorog.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Wrestling HUN Ferenc Györgyei
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) =20