Béla Las-Torres (20 April 1890 – 12 October 1915) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Born | (1890-04-20)April 20, 1890 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||||
| Died | October 12, 1915(1915-10-12) (aged 25) Castelnuovo di Cattaro[a], Kingdom of Dalmatia | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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At the 1908 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of a Hungarian 4x200 metre freestyle relay team. He also competed in the 400 metre freestyle event, reaching the semifinals. Four years later he was fifth in the 400 metre freestyle competition, did not finish in 1500 metre freestyle final, and was a member of Hungarian freestyle relay team that won the silver medal in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event. He was killed in action during World War I.[3]
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| Preceded by | Men's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 05 June 1912 – 14 July 1912 |
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