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Béla Szendey

Personal information
Born	(1902-10-05)5 October 1902 Budapest, Hungary
Died	29 October 1966(1966-10-29) (aged 64)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Hungary European Rowing Championships 1926 Lucerne Single sculls 1927 Como Single sculls 1930 Liège Single sculls 1931 Paris Double sculls 1933 Budapest Double sculls

Béla Szendey (5 October 1902 – 29 October 1966) was a Hungarian rower.

Szendey was born in Budapest in 1902. He competed at the: 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with Ervin Mórich in the——men's double sculls where they were eliminated in round one. He competed in single sculls. And won silver medals at the 1926 European Rowing Championships in Lucerne and at the 1927 European Rowing Championships in Como. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, he was eliminated in the round two repêchage by, David Collet from Great Britain in the single sculls event.

Szendey won gold at the 1930 European Rowing Championships in Liège in the "single sculls." He teamed up with András Szendey for the 1931 European Rowing Championships in Paris and they won a silver medal in double sculls. They won a bronze medal in this boat class two years later at the 1933 European Rowing Championships in Budapest.

Szendey died on 29 October 1966 in Budapest and was interred at Farkasréti Cemetery.

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