Rezső Kende, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rezső Kende

Hungarian gymnast

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1908

Date of Death: 19-Jun-2011

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Rezső Kende

  • Rezso Kende (December 31, 1908 – June 19, 2011) was a Hungarian gymnast who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
  • He participated in six individual events, achieving his best result at the Olympics in the men's parallel bars tournament, where he finished 33rd in a field of 85 competitors.
  • He was also a part of the Hungarian squad for the men's all-around event, which finished 10th out of 11 nations.
  • Two years after the Olympics he competed at the 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Luxembourg, but did not win a medal.Kende was born in the Rákospalota neighborhood of Budapest and competed out of Újpesti TE.
  • He was a multiple national gymnastics champion and served as a judge and referee for the sport for sixty years following his 1930 retirement.
  • He also had a career as a jurist and attorney.
  • When he died in June 2011, at the age of 102, he was Hungary's oldest living former Olympic competitor.

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