István Pelle

István Pelle
István Pelle
Country represented	Hungary
Born	July 26, 1907; Budapest, Hungary
Died	March 6, 1986 (aged 78); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	BTC, Budapest
Olympic Games

István Pelle (July 26, 1907 – March 6, 1986)[1] was a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.

He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received gold medals in floor exercises and pommel horse, and silver medals in parallel bars and individual all-around.[2]

After World War II, he left Hungary, toured as an artist, and eventually settled in Argentina.[3]

References

"Hungary" Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine – olympic-medallists.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
"1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 30, 2008)
"István Pelle". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

External links

István Pelle at International Olympic Committee

István Pelle at Olympedia

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[ol-med-hun-1] "Hungary" Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine – olympic-medallists.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)

[db-ol-GYM1932-2] "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 30, 2008)

[3] "István Pelle". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.