FERENC VELKEY

Ferenc Velkey
Personal information
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	November 15, 1915; Nagykáta, Hungary
Died	September 12, 2008 (aged 92); Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Basketball, field handball

Ferenc Velkey or Velkei (November 15, 1915 – September 12, 2008) was a Hungarian basketball and field handball player, and sports administrator.^[1]

Velkey was born in Nagykáta on November 15, 1915.^[2] He played for the Hungary national basketball team for many years, competing in three European Championships, including a third place finish in 1946.^[3] He retired from playing in 1949, after which he continued to be involved in the sport as an international referee and administrator.^[1] Away from basketball, he was a member of the Hungarian field handball team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament in 1936.^[1]^[2]

Velkey died in Budapest on September 12, 2008, and was buried in Farkasréti Cemetery.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Eltemették Velkei Ferencet" [Ferenc Velkei was buried]. hunbasket.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Basketball Federation. October 1, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ferenc Velkey". Olympedia. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^ Małolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Basketball Championship Results since 1935. Scarecrow Press. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780810887831.

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