Béla Las-Torres

Hungarian swimmer (1890–1915)

The native form of this personal name is: Las-Torres Béla. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Béla Las-Torres

Personal information

Born

(1890-04-20)April 20, 1890
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary

Died

October 12, 1915(1915-10-12) (aged 25)
Castelnuovo di Cattaro, Kingdom of Dalmatia

Sport

Medal record

Béla Las-Torres (20 April 1890 – 12 October 1915) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

At the "1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team." He also competed in the 400 metre freestyle event, reaching the semifinals. Four years later he was fifth in the 400 metre freestyle competition, did not finish in 1500 metre freestyle final, and was a member of Hungarian freestyle relay team that won the silver medal in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event. He was killed in action during World War I.

Notes※

^ The town, now in Montenegro, has through its history been called both Castelnuovo and "Herceg Novi," in some time periods the names were used simultaneously. It has been variously under the control of the Republic of Venice, the Kingdom of Montenegro, Austria-Hungary and Fascist Italy.

^ "Béla von Las-Torres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ "Béla Las-Torres". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ "Olympians Who Were Killed. Or Missing in Action/Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

Records
Preceded by Alajos Kenyery	Men's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 05 June 1912 – 14 July 1912	Succeeded by George Hodgson

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