György Bokor

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGyörgy•Bokor
Used nameGyörgy•Bokor
Nick/petnamesGyuri
Born25 November 1928 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died15 June 2014 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Measurements183 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsBudapesti Haladás, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

György Bokor started in sports in athletics, but turned to basketball in the late 1940s. He earned a silver medal at the 1953 European Championships, and played on three Hungarian national championship teams. Bokor earned a degree in architecture at Technical University, and later worked as an architect. His wife, Mária Bárány, was also a top basketball player who competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1958 European Championships for Hungary, winning bronze in 1952 and silver in 1956.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) HUN György Bokor
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Hungary =13

Olympic family relations

Special Notes