István Telegdy
István Telegdy (4 December 1927 – 12 November 2013[1]) was a Hungarian Olympian sailor and trainer. His nickname was "Ketyi".His wife was Maryll Lenkey, a sailor, archaeologist and librarian of Napa CA.His son Zsolt and grandson Kristof live in the Seattle WA area.
Early life
He was born on 4 December 1927 in Budapest, Hungary. His father was László Telegdy, his mother was Emília Széky. He got a sailing coach diploma at the University of Physical Education in 1981.
Career
From 1947 to 1966 he worked as a motor mechanic, aircraft technologist and a quality control man. In his last years in Hungary from 1980-1986 technical leader for the Spartacus Sailing Club of Balatonföldvár. He emigrated to California in 1986.
He was a sailor at the sailing club at Balatonföldvár between 1946 and 1985.The club changed hands/names several times starting with Honvéd for 7 years, Építők for 2 years, Müvész for 4 years finally Spartacus, where he sailed from 1963 to 1985. He was a member of the national team of Hungary between 1957 and 1977. He was trained by Iván Dolesch.
Successes, awards
- Star
- Olympic Games
- 12.: 1960, Rome
- European Championship
- 7.: 1961 Kiel
- 13.: 1960, Bendor
- National Championship
- champion: 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1976
- 2.: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1977, 1980
- 3.: 1968, 1970, 1974
- Kék szalag
- absolute winner: 1975, During 26