János Simon

{{short description|Hungarian basketball player}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{eastern name order|Simon János}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver| 1953 USSR | Hungary}} {{MedalGold| 1955 Hungary | Hungary}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''János Simon''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈjaːnoʃ ˈʃimon}}; 1 March 1929 – 31 October 2010<ref>[http://www.origo.hu/sport/kosarlabda/20101031-elhunyt-simon-janos-ebaranyermes-kosaras.html Elhunyt Simon János Eb-aranyérmes kosaras] {{in lang|hu}}</ref>) was a Hungarian basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/janos-simon-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004144/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/janos-simon-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=''János Simon''|publisher=sport-reference.com|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref> who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok.

Simon was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1952/BAS/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1952/BAS/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=''Hungary Basketball at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games''|publisher=sport-reference.com|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref> Simon also played in the 1960 Summer Olympics where his team finished ninth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1960/BAS/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417115552/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1960/BAS/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=''Hungary Basketball at the 1960 Roma Summer Games''|publisher=sport-reference.com|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Janos}} Category:1929 births Category:2010 deaths Category:Hungarian men's basketball players Category:Olympic basketball players for Hungary Category:Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category:Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category:FIBA EuroBasket–winning players Category:Basketball players from Budapest Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen