Imre Mándi
Encyclopedia
Imre Mándi was a Hungarian
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the welterweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Sten Suvio
.
Mándi was Jewish and died in a Nazi labor camp during World War II.
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...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed 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 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the welterweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's welterweight
The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 147 pounds . The competition was held from Monday, August 10, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-four boxers from 24...
after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Sten Suvio
Sten Suvio
Sten Suvio was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Michael Murach.-Olympic results:...
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Mándi was Jewish and died in a Nazi labor camp during World War II.