Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Gyula Béla József•Szepes (Strauch-) |
Used name | Gyula•Szepes |
Born | 18 August 1899 in Spišská Nová Ves, Košice (SVK) |
Died | 2 March 1985 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
Affiliations | MAC, Budapest (HUN) |
NOC | Hungary |
Gyula Szepes was the son of a protestant clergyman. Between 1919-1932 he competed as a skier in Alpine skiing, cross-country and jumping. He was a member of the Hungarian team in international events between 1928-1933, including the 1933 World Championships. Szepes won Hungarian Championship in Nordic combined (1931) and team ski jumping (1932). He was a communications officer in the rank of lieutenant-colonel. His brother Béla, a professional graphic artist, was also a Winter Olympian in 1924 but is best known for his silver medal in the javelin throw in the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1928 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | HUN | Gyula Szepes | |||
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
Nordic Combined (Skiing) | HUN | Gyula Szepes | ||||
Individual, Men (Olympic) |
Games | Role | NOC | As | |
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1928 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | HUN | Gyula Szepes |