László Felkai

László Felkai
Personal information
Born	1 March 1941; Budapest, Hungary
Died	10 April 2014 (aged 73); Budapest, Hungary
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Ferencvárosi TC
Men's Water Polo
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games

László Felkai (1 March 1941 – 10 April 2014)[1] was a Hungarian water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Budapest.

Felkai was part of the Hungarian water polo team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 tournament. He played three matches and scored four goals. He also participated in the 200 metre breaststroke competition but was eliminated in the first round.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1964 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored six goals.

At the 1968 Games he won his second bronze medal with the Hungarian team. He played all eight matches and scored 24 goals.

Honours

National team

Olympic Games: 3 time present at the Olympic Games

European Championship:

1962 Leipzig

Universiade:

1963 Porto Alegre, 1965 Budapest; 1959 Turin; 1961 Sofia

120 present in the national team of Hungary

Club

Bp. Kinizsi / Ferencváros - As player of FTC ( –1970)

OB I (4x): 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968
Magyar Kupa (5x): 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969

Bp. Spartacus - As player of Spartacus (1970–1977)

Individual

Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1964, 1968

References

Gyász: elhunyt a tokiói bajnok pólócsapat gólvágója (in Hungarian)

External links

László Felkai at International Olympic Committee

László Felkai at Olympic Channel

László Felkai at Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)

László Felkai at Olympedia

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[1] Gyász: elhunyt a tokiói bajnok pólócsapat gólvágója (in Hungarian)