Career, in brief
István Pelle was a three-time Olympian for Hungary in men's artistic gymnastics, competing from 1928 through 1936. He won four Olympic medals — two gold and two silver.
Hungary · MAG · 1928 – 1936
István Pelle
István Pelle competed for Hungary in men's artistic gymnastics, 1928–1936. Career medals: 2 gold, 2 silver.
4
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1936
- Olympic1936 Berlin OlympicsAA 18th
- 1932
- Olympic1932 Los Angeles OlympicssilverFloor gold; P-Bars silver; Pommel gold; AA silver
- 1928
- Olympic1928 Amsterdam OlympicsAA 22nd
Olympic — 3 appearances
1936 Berlin Olympics
Berlin
Team Final 7thGER 657.430 · SUI 654.802 · FIN 638.468 · TCH 625.763 7th
All-Around Final 105.566 — 18th 18th
1932 Los Angeles Olympics
Los Angeles
Team Final 4thITA 541.850 · USA 522.275 · FIN 509.775 · HUN 465.650 4th
All-Around Final 134.925 SILVER
Pommel Horse Final 57.200 GOLD
Parallel Bars Final 55.800 SILVER
Horizontal Bar Final 51.800 — 4th 4th
Floor Exercise Final 28.800 GOLD
Tumbling, Final 46.300 — 4th 4th
Vault Final 51.400 — 6th 6th
1928 Amsterdam Olympics
Amsterdam
Team Final 10thSUI 1718.625 · TCH 1712.250 · YUG 1648.750 · FRA 1620.750 10th
All-Around Final 232.500 — 22nd 22nd
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Berlin 1936, Los Angeles 1932, Amsterdam 1928)
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