Name Istvan Pelle | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born July 26, 1907Budapest, Hungary ( 1907-07-26 ) Discipline Men\'s artistic gymnastics Similar People Heikki Savolainen, Romeo Neri, Georges Miez |
István Pelle, old school gymnastics
István Pelle (July 26, 1907 – March 6, 1986) was a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.
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.
After World War II, he left Hungary, toured as an artist, and eventually settled in Argentina.
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