Rezsö VELEZ

Rezső Velez started to compete in sport shooting in 1908, and won his first national title in 1911. In 1912, he won the national qualifying competition for the Olympics, where he competed in four events, with a best result of seventh. He qualified for the Olympics again in 1924 where he competed in seven events, finishing sixth in the team running target, single shot event.

During his sporting career, Velez was secretary-general of the National Shooting Federation. He resigned from office in 1925. As a mechanical engineer he graduated from the Budapest Technical University and was the head of Phillips's Hungarian company from the 1920s. He was also appointed as a government consultant in 1928.