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4 unusual facts about Béla Szepes


Béla Szepes

Szepes studied at the University of Arts and Design in Budapest.

One of the most successful javelin thrower of his time, he won the Hungarian championships seven times in a row from 1925 to 1931.

At the 1924 Winter Olympics he participated in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and in the Nordic combined but did not finish either of the races.

He captured seven Hungarian Athletics Championships and three British Athletics Championships titles.



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