Béla Erődi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Intercalated Games
SexMale
Full nameBéla Gyula•Erődi (Erődy)
Used nameBéla•Erődi
Born10 February 1882 in Vințu de Jos, Alba (ROU)
Died10 February 1946 in Alsóörs, Veszprém (HUN)
AffiliationsBPTTSE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary
Medals IG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Béla Erődi’s first success was on the wrestling mat. He won the national wrestling championship in 1904 and 1905. Parallel to this, he did gymnastics regularly and, at the 1906 Olympics, competed both in wrestling and in gymnastics. His best result was a second place in the 10-meter rope climbing. A year later, in 1907, he won his first Hungarian individual gymnastics championship title as an athlete of Budapesti Postás. His excellent technical knowledge, amazing energy, and plastic posture simply fascinated the jury. After his sporting carrier, he worked as a trainer for Budapesti Postás, for III. TTV and later for UTE. At the 1928 Olympics, he was one of the trainers of the Hungarian women’s national gymnastic team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1906 Intercalated Games Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN Béla Erődi
Individual All-Around, Men (Intercalated) =6
Individual All-Around, 5 Events, Men (Intercalated) =7
Team All-Around, Men (Intercalated) Hungary 6
Rope Climbing, Men (Intercalated) 2 Silver
Wrestling HUN Béla Erődi
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Intercalated) =7