Béla Komjádi
Olympic water polo coach
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| Intro | Olympic water polo coach | |
| Places | Hungary | |
| was | Referee Journalist Water polo referee | |
| Work field | Journalism Sports | |
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| Birth | 15 March 1892, Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary | |
| Death | 5 March 1933Budapest, Central Hungary, Hungary (aged 40 years) |
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Biography
Béla Komjádi (1892–1933; known as Béla Bácsi (Uncle Béla) by his players) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach.
Early life
He was Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary.
Water polo coaching career
He coached the Hungary men's national water polo team, and his Hungarian water polo teams won five gold medals at Olympic Games. They also won the 1932 world championship, and the 1926, 1927, and 1931 European Championships.
He died in 1933, while playing water polo, at the age of 41.
In 1976, a new Olympic swimming pool on the Buda bank in Budapest was named the Bela Komjadi Pool, after him.
Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.