Rezső Kende

Rezső Kende (December 31, 1908 – June 19, 2011) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He participated in six individual events, achieving his best result at the Olympics in the men's parallel bars tournament, where he finished 33rd in a field of 85 competitors. He was also a part of the Hungarian squad for the men's all-around event, which finished 10th out of 11 nations.[1] Two years after the Olympics he competed at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Luxembourg, but did not win a medal.[2]

Kende was born in the Rákospalota neighborhood of Budapest and competed out of Újpesti TE.[1] He was a multiple national gymnastics champion and served as a judge and referee for the sport for sixty years following his 1930 retirement. He also had a career as a jurist and attorney.[2] When he died in June 2011, at the age of 102, he was Hungary's oldest living former Olympic competitor.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (2011). "Rezső Kende Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. 1 2 "100 candles for a legend!". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  3. ↑ MTI (2011-06-21). [http://www.caboodle.hu/nc/news/news_archive/single_page/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=9169 "Hungary's oldest Olympic participant dies at 103"]. Caboodle.hu. Retrieved 2011-07-11.


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