Ferenc Velkey
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born(1915-11-15)November 15, 1915
Nagykáta, Hungary
DiedSeptember 12, 2008(2008-09-12) (aged 92)
Budapest, Hungary
Sport
SportBasketball, 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Eltemették Velkei Ferencet" [Ferenc Velkei was buried]. hunbasket.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Basketball Federation. October 1, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Ferenc Velkey". Olympedia. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ Małolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Basketball Championship Results since 1935. Scarecrow Press. pp. 13–15. ISBN 9780810887831.


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