József Kucharik

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJózsef•Kucharik
Used nameJózsef•Kucharik
Born1 January 1886 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
Died10 March 1965 (aged 79 years 2 months 9 days) in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Hungarian author and writer József Kucharik was educated as a teacher and also worked as a fencing master. He started his teaching career in 1909 in Miskolc at the Royal Catholic School. Under the Soviets he was considered to be a criminal and was sentenced to jail for two months. Kucharik later worked as a fencing master in various cities, notably from 1932-45 in Budapest. He wrote several books on physical education in the 1930s and taught among others the well-known wrestler Károly Kárpáti.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions HUN József Kucharik
Literature, Open (Olympic) AC

Errata

DOB 01.01. according to https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/Budapest_B2245_BudaiTanitokepzo_B2259_1903/?pg=14&layout=s