Béla Szepes
Hungarian athlete, skier, graphic designer, journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Béla Szepes (né Strauch; September 5, 1903, Igló – June 20, 1986, Budapest)[1] 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.
The native form of this personal name is Szepes Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Later Szepes had a successful career as a graphic artist, becoming an influential sports cartoonist in Hungary.