Béla Szepes
Szepes at the 1928 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1903 Spišská Nová Ves, Košice, Slovakia in | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1986 (aged 82) Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | MAC, Budapest | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Béla Miklós Szepes (né Strauch; 5 September 1903 – 20 June 1986) was a Hungarian skier, athlete, graphic designer and journalist. He competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics and won the silver medal in the javelin throw in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He captured seven Hungarian Athletics Championships and three British Athletics Championships titles.
Later Szepes had a successful career as a graphic artist, becoming an influential sports cartoonist in Hungary.