Béla Simon
Personal information
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Szolnok, Hungary
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportRowing
EventMen's pair
ClubTisza Evezős Egylet, Szolnok
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 SarasotaCoxed pair
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 BrandenburgCoxless pair

Béla Simon (born 4 August 1988) is a Hungarian rower.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Pair event together with his teammate Domonkos Széll.[2] They were eliminated in the repechage round.[3]

He competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Adrián Juhász, reaching the B final.[4] The pair won the event at the 2016 European Championships.[5] The pair also won the silver medal at the 2009 World Under 23 Championships.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bela SIMON JR". RowingOne.com. World Rowing. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Bela Simon – Rowing – Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Men's Pair – Olympic Rowing". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – Rio de Janeiro, BRA -(M2-) Men's Pair – Final". WorldRowing.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER – (M2-) Men's Pair – Final". WorldRowing.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "2009 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Racice, CZE – (BM2-) U23 Men's Pair – Final". WorldRowing.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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