Béla Simon

{{short description|Hungarian rower}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}

{{Hungarian name|Simon Béla}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Ruder-EM 2016 25.JPG

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|8|4}}

| birth_place= Szolnok, Hungary

| height=1.91 m

| weight=94 kg

| country= {{HUN}}

| sport = Rowing

| event= Men's pair

| club= Tisza Evezős Egylet, Szolnok

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{HUN}}}}

{{MedalComp|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Sarasota|Coxed pair}}

{{MedalComp|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Brandenburg|Coxless pair}}

}}

Béla Simon (born 4 August 1988) is a Hungarian rower.{{cite web |url=http://www.rowingone.com/n_bio_rower.fwx?no_id=23476 |title=Bela SIMON JR |website=RowingOne.com |publisher=World Rowing |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204233437/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/23476/ |archive-date=2016-02-04}} He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the Men's Pair event together with his teammate Domonkos Széll.{{cite web|title=Bela Simon – Rowing – Olympic Athlete|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/simon-bela-1120651/|website=London2012.com|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|accessdate=21 November 2012|archive-date=25 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525112129/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/simon-bela-1120651/|url-status=dead}} They were eliminated in the repechage round.{{cite web|title=Men's Pair – Olympic Rowing|url=http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/men-pair/phase=rom021800/index.html|website=London2012.com|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|accessdate=21 November 2012|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404075958/http://www.london2012.com/rowing/event/men-pair/phase=rom021800/index.html|url-status=dead}}

He competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Adrián Juhász, reaching the B final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-olympic-games-regatta/mens-pair/final/|title=2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA – Rio de Janeiro, BRA -(M2-) Men's Pair – Final|website=WorldRowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2017}} The pair won the event at the 2016 European Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-european-rowing-championships/mens-pair/final/|title=2016 EUROPEAN ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Brandenburg, GER – (M2-) Men's Pair – Final|website=WorldRowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2017}} The pair also won the silver medal at the 2009 World Under 23 Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2009-under-23-world-rowing-championships/u23-mens-pair/final/|title=2009 UNDER 23 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Racice, CZE – (BM2-) U23 Men's Pair – Final|website=WorldRowing.com|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2017}}