Ferenc Velkey
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Hungarian |
Born | Nagykáta, Hungary | November 15, 1915
Died | September 12, 2008 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 92)
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball, field handball |
Ferenc Velkey or Velkei (November 15, 1915 – September 12, 2008) was a Hungarian basketball and field handball player, and sports administrator.[1]
Velkey was born in Nagykáta on November 15, 1915.[2] He played for the Hungarian national basketball team for many years, competing in three European Championships, including a third place finish in 1946.[3] He retired from playing in 1949, after which he continued to be involved in the sport as an international referee and administrator.[1] Away from basketball, he was a member of the Hungarian field handball team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament in 1936.[1][2]
Velkey died in Budapest on September 12, 2008, and was buried in Farkasréti Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Eltemették Velkei Ferencet" [Ferenc Velkei was buried]. hunbasket.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Basketball Federation. October 1, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ferenc Velkey". Olympedia. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Małolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Basketball Championship Results since 1935. Scarecrow Press. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780810887831.
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- 1915 births
- 2008 deaths
- Hungarian men's basketball players
- Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Hungarian male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Hungary
- Hungarian referees and umpires
- Hungarian sports executives and administrators
- Basketball executives
- People from Nagykáta
- Sportspeople from Pest County
- Hungarian basketball biography stubs
- Hungarian handball biography stubs