Béla Zsitnik (17 December 1924 – 12 January 2019) was a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Early life

He was born in Győr and is the father of Béla Zsitnik Jr. In 1948 he was a crew member of the Hungarian boat which won the bronze in the coxed pairs event. Four years later he was eliminated with the Hungarian boat in the semi-final repechage of the eight competition. At the 1960 Games he was part of the Hungarian boat which was eliminated in the repechage of the coxless four event.

Béla Zsitnik

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1924 births

2019 deaths

Hungarian male rowers

Olympic rowers for Hungary

Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary

Olympic medalists in rowing

Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Győr

Béla Zsitnik