Károly Rémi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKároly•Rémi (Reich-)
Used nameKároly•Rémi
Born18 June 1890 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died20 December 1914 (aged 24 years 6 months 2 days) in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsFerencvárosi TC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Károly Rémi started his sports career as a swimmer with MUE, and was a member of MUE’s newly formed water polo team. Starting in 1910, he played for FTC’s water polo team with which he became double Hungarian champion (1912-13). As a member of the Hungarian national team, he competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Rémi was injured on the South front during World War I and died in Budapest. After his death, the Károly Rémi Prize was founded.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) HUN Károly Rémi
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Hungary =5