Ödön Földessy
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1929 in Békés, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 2020 (aged 90) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Újpesti TE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ödön Földessy (1 July 1929 – 9 June 2020) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the long jump. He was born in Békés. He competed for Hungary in the men's long jump event at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal.[1]
Földessy won the British AAA Championships title at the 1954 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
He died in Budapest on 9 June 2020.[5][6]
References
- ^ Meghalt Földessy Ödön olimpiai bronzérmes távolugró (in Hungarian)
- ^ "2 Britons hold new record". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 11 July 1954. Retrieved 24 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Meghalt Földessy Ödön olimpiai érmes atléta". Infostart.hu (in Hungarian). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ MTI (9 June 2020). "Gyász: elhunyt Földessy Ödön olimpiai bronzérmes távolugró - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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