István Pelle

István Pelle (July 26, 1907 – March 6, 1986)[1] was a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.

István Pelle
Country represented	Hungary
Born	(1907-07-26)July 26, 1907 Budapest, Hungary
Died	March 6, 1986(1986-03-06) (aged 78) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Club	BTC, Budapest
Medal record Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Pommel horse 1932 Los Angeles Floor exercise 1932 Los Angeles Parallel bars 1932 Los Angeles All-around, individual

He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received gold medals in floor exercises and pommel horse, and silver medals in parallel bars and individual all-around.[2]

After World War II, he left Hungary, toured as an artist, and eventually settled in Argentina.[3]

References

1. "Hungary" Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine – olympic-medallists.com (Retrieved on March 31, 2008)
2. "1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 30, 2008)
3. "István Pelle". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

External links

• István Pelle at International Olympic Committee
• István Pelle at Olympedia
• István Pelle at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)