György Szebeny

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGyörgy Ferenc Pál•Szebeny
Used nameGyörgy•Szebeny
Born18 November 1887 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died1968 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER)
Measurements76 kg
AffiliationsHungária EE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

György Szebeny started his career as an athlete at the Pannónia Rowing Club together with his three brothers. In 1910, the coxed eight of Pannónia won the bronze medal at the Europe championship. In 1911, the four Szebeny brothers left Pannónia and founded the Hungária Rowing Club. In 1911 and 12, they won the national title in coxless fours. At the 1912 Olympic Games they failed to reach the final.

During World War I, György Szebeny was a member of the Air Force in Fischamend. Szebeny graduated as an engineer and specialized in airplanes. In 1921, he won the first prize in the category of school airplanes. When training in 1925, two tragic accidents occurred which put an end to the production of the aircraft. After World War II, Szebeny settled down in München and died there.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing HUN György Szebeny
Eights, Men (Olympic) Hungaria Evezős Egylet 2 h3 r1/4

Olympic family relations