Béla Komjádi
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Béla Komjádi (1892–1933; known as Béla Bácsi (Uncle Béla) by his players) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach.[1][2][3]
Early life
He was Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2][4][5][6]
Water polo coaching career
He coached the Hungary men's national water polo team, and his Hungarian water polo teams won five gold medals at Olympic Games.[1] They also won the 1932 world championship, and the 1926, 1927, and 1931 European Championships.[7]
He died in 1933, while playing water polo, at the age of 41.[7]
In 1976, a new Olympic swimming pool on the Buda bank in Budapest was named the Bela Komjadi Pool, after him.[2][8]
Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[9]
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