Ödön Sombori Berlin (Olympic Champion, 1936) at the announcement of the results, holding the gift with oak sapling
Ödön Zombori
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Bantamweight

Ödön Zombori, originally Ödön Janicsek (22 September 1906 in Szenta – 29 November 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Olympics

Zombori competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the bantamweight class.[1] He received a silver medal in 1932. During the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, California Zombori was invited to attend a number of events as he and his wife Anna lived in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles at the time. As his health began to deteriorate he wished to return to Hungary and lived for some time at a home in Hungary for retired Olympic and Sports champions. He died in 1989 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.

References

  1. ↑ "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)


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