György Bródy
Encyclopedia
György Bródy was a Hungarian
water polo
player.
he was a reserve player of the Hungarian water polo team, but did not compete in a match of the 1928 tournament
.
He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
In 1932 he was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played two matches as goalkeeper.
Four years later he won the gold medal again with the Hungarian team. At the Berlin Games he played six matches as goalkeeper.
Bródy was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player.
Career
At the 1928 Summer Olympics1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
he was a reserve player of the Hungarian water polo team, but did not compete in a match of the 1928 tournament
Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Participating nations:Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation....
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He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1932 he was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal. He played two matches as goalkeeper.
Four years later he won the gold medal again with the Hungarian team. At the Berlin Games he played six matches as goalkeeper.
Bródy was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.