Andor Szende | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Szende Andor 14 April 1886 [1] Budapest, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 May 1972[2] Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic | (aged 86)
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Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Seiberth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andor Szende (14 April 1886 – 22 May 1972) was a Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was later a coach and architect.
He won bronze medals in men's single skating at three World Figure Skating Championships: in 1910, 1912, and 1913. [3] [4] [5]
He won the 1908 Hungarian junior national championships, [6] and the men's senior singles on four occasions: 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1922. [7] He was coached by Seiberth, from Bosnia, who worked in Budapest. [8]
Szende excelled in a number of sports, including athletics, tennis, speed skating and sports shooting. Later he worked as a coach and a tour guide. [1] His fate during the Holocaust is unknown, but he survived until 1972. He is buried at the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest.
Event | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1922 |
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World Championships | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | |
European Championships | 5th | 2nd | ||||
Hungarian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Andor Szende.