István Pelle

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

István Pelle
Country represented Hungary
Born(1907-07-26)26 July 1907
Budapest, Hungary
Died6 March 1986(1986-03-06) (aged 78)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubBTC, Budapest
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1932 Los AngelesPommel horse
Gold medal – first place1932 Los AngelesFloor exercise
Silver medal – second place1932 Los AngelesParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1932 Los AngelesAll-around, individual

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


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