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Feb 05, 1906 Budapest, Hungary Died on 15 Oct 1969 (aged 63)
water polo player
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About Márton Homonnai
- Márton Homonnai (5 February 1906 – 15 October 1969), also known as Márton Hlavacsek, was a Hungarian water polo player who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1928, 1932 and the 1936 Summer Olympics; his team finished fifth in 1924.
- During his career Homonnai played 115 international matches, often alongside his brother Lajos.
- His daughter Katalin Szoke became an Olympic swimmer.During World War II Homonnai was a policeman and a member of the Arrow Cross Party, which supported the Nazis.
- After the war, fearing prosecution (he was sentenced to death in absentia), he flew via Germany and Brazil to Argentina, where he died in 1969.
