In 1932 he was part of the Hungarian team that won the gold medal, though he played only one match.
Four years later he again won the gold medal with the Hungarian team, playing three matches at the historic 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, sponsored by the Nazi government. Sárkány was Jewish and was one of around thirteen Jewish athletes who won medals.[1][2]Many Hungarian Jews shared their fellow citizens' passion for sport and viewed participation as a means of assimilation. In the 1930s, however, the antisemitism of the fascist, pro-Nazi Hungarian government pervaded some fields of sport. In September of 1935, Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws, having boycotted Jewish businesses forcing many to close, the laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship, barred them from many professions such as theatre, law, and medicine, removed their right to vote or hold office, greatly limited their ability to attend public schools, Universities or obtain doctorates, and prevented them from being treated at Municipal hospitals.[3][4]
^Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN9781903900871.
miklós, sárkány, august, 1908, december, 1998, hungarian, water, polo, player, olympic, gold, medalist, medal, recordmen, water, polorepresenting, hungaryolympic, games1932, angeles, team, competition1936, berlin, team, competitionthe, 1932, olympic, gold, med. Miklos Sarkany August 15 1908 December 20 1998 was a Hungarian water polo player and Olympic gold medalist Miklos Sarkany Medal recordMen s water poloRepresenting HungaryOlympic Games1932 Los Angeles Team competition1936 Berlin Team competitionThe 1932 Olympic gold medalist Hungarian water polo team Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHe competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics He was born in Budapest In 1932 he was part of the Hungarian team that won the gold medal though he played only one match Four years later he again won the gold medal with the Hungarian team playing three matches at the historic 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin sponsored by the Nazi government Sarkany was Jewish and was one of around thirteen Jewish athletes who won medals 1 2 Many Hungarian Jews shared their fellow citizens passion for sport and viewed participation as a means of assimilation In the 1930s however the antisemitism of the fascist pro Nazi Hungarian government pervaded some fields of sport In September of 1935 Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws having boycotted Jewish businesses forcing many to close the laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship barred them from many professions such as theatre law and medicine removed their right to vote or hold office greatly limited their ability to attend public schools Universities or obtain doctorates and prevented them from being treated at Municipal hospitals 3 4 He died on 20 December 1998 in Vienna Austria He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering where his ashes are buried His 1932 Olympic team member Sandor Ivady died one day later See also EditHungary men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of Olympic champions in men s water polo List of Olympic medalists in water polo men List of select Jewish water polo playersReferences Edit Taylor Paul 2004 Jews and the Olympic Games The Clash Between Sport and Politics with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists Sussex Academic Press ISBN 9781903900871 The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936 Jewish Athletes Olympic Medalists United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Retrieved July 16 2015 Anti Jewish Legislation in Pre War Germany United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Retrieved July 16 2022 The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936 Jewish Athletes Olympic Medalists United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archived from the original on July 18 2012 Retrieved February 7 2011 External links EditMiklos Sarkany at Olympics com Miklos Sarkany at Olympedia Miklos Sarkany at the Hungarian Olympic Committee in Hungarian This article about an Olympic medalist of Hungary is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to a Hungarian water polo figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miklos Sarkany amp oldid 1144421453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
