Béla Békessy

{{Short description|Hungarian fencer (1875–1916)}}

{{Eastern name order|Békessy Béla}}

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| image = Photo History WWI Hungary - Békessy Béla.png

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1875|11|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Debrecen, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1916|7|6|1875|11|16|df=yes}}

| death_place = Volyn, present-day Ukraine

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| sport = Fencing

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{{MedalSport|Men's fencing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{FlagIOC|HUN|1912 Summer}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1912 Stockholm|Sabre, Individual}}

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Béla Békessy (16 November 1875 – 6 July 1916) was a Hungarian épée, foil and sabre fencer.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22422 |title=Béla Békessy |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 May 2021}} He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/bela-bekessy-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/bela-bekessy-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Béla Békessy |accessdate=11 April 2010}} He was killed in action during World War I.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=3 August 2015}}