Ferenc Éles

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameFerenc•Éles
Used nameFerenc•Éles
Born7 May 1914 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died5 September 1987 (aged 73 years 3 months 29 days) in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsFerencvárosi TC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Hungarian cyclist Ferenc Éles represented Ferencvárosi TC from 1933 to 1948, before representing Csepel until 1950. Éles had an amazing record in Hungary, winning 18 national titles on the track and road from 1934 to 1947. In 1935 he finished second in the overall classification at the Tour of Hungary. The following year he was selected to compete in the road race at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but he did not start. At the 1937 Tour of Poland, Éles finished second on stage 6 and seventh on stage 7. Away from competing in races he worked as a bicycle and parts trader.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) HUN Ferenc Éles
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNS