- Béla Las-Torres
Béla von Las-Torres (
April 20 ,1890 –October 13 ,1915 ) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the1908 Summer Olympics and1912 Summer Olympics .He was born in
Budapest and died inCastelnuovo ,Italy .In the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 400 metre freestyle event, reaching the semifinals.
Four years later he was fifth in the 400 metre freestyle competition, did not finish in 1500 metre freestyle final, and was a member of Hungarian freestyle relay team, which didn't show up at the final of the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event.
He died in Italy during
World War I .External links
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/bela-von-las-torres-1.html profile]
* [http://www.mob.hu/engine.aspx?page=MOB_bajnokaink_olimpiai&spid=23842 profile] hu icon
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