[1][2][3] He was Jewish, and was born in Budapest, Hungary.
[1][2][4][5][6] He helped Hungary form the men's national water polo team, including the non-medaling Olympic teams of 1912 and 1924, and the European Championship teams of 1926, 1927, and 1931, all of which won gold medals.
[7] He died in 1933, while playing water polo, at the age of 41.
[7] In 1976, a new Olympic swimming pool on the Buda bank in Budapest was named the Bela Komjadi Pool, after him.
[2][8] He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.