Béla Szepes

Béla Miklós Szepes (né Strauch; 5 September 1903 – 20 June 1986)[1] was a Hungarian skier, athlete, graphic designer and journalist.

Szepes was born in Igló, Austria-Hungary (today Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia) in 1903 and began skiing by the Magyar Turista Egylet in 1918.

[3] At the 1924 Winter Olympics he participated in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and in the Nordic combined but did not finish either of the races.

[9] After World War II he continued his career as a freelance graphic artist; his drawings and caricatures were published in Népsport, Ludas Matyi and Füles, and made a number of book illustrations.

[9] Among his notable works are the trophy of the Athletic European Cup made in 1965 and the Fair Play Award of West Germany from 1972.

Béla Szepes at the 1928 Summer Olympics