Benko, Benkó (pron. '' enko') or Benkö, Benkő (pron. ') may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Filip Benko (born 1986), Swedish actor
* Gregor Benko (born 1944), American writer, lecturer, record producer, and collector-historian
* Gyula Benkő (1918–1997), Hungarian actor
* Péter Benkő (born 1947), Hungarian actor
* Tina Benko, American actress
Games and sport
Chess
* Francisco Benkö (1910–2010), German-Argentine chess player and problemist
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Pal Benko
Pal Charles Benko (; July 15, 1928 – August 25, 2019) was a Hungarian and American chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.
Early life
Benko was born on July 15, 1928, in Amiens, France, where his ...
(1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems
Football
* Aleksandar Benko (1925–1991), Croatian football player
* Fabian Benko (born 1998), German-Croatian football player
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Günter Benkö
Günter Benkö (born 12 July 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Austria, best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European ...
(born 1955), Austria football referee
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Jože Benko
Jože Benko (born 23 March 1980) is a Slovenian retired football striker who last played for Austrian side Minihof/Liebau.Leon Benko (born 1983), Croatian football player
Sprint canoeing
* Katalin Benkő (born 1941), Hungarian sprint canoeist
* Tamás Benkő, Hungarian sprint canoeist
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Zoltán Benkő
Zoltán Benkő (born 13 June 1983 in Budapest), is a Hungarian canoe sprinter who has competed since the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice ( K-1 1000 m: 2008, K-2 1000 m: 2004
2004 was ...
(born 1983), Hungarian sprint canoeist
Other
* Gregory Benko (born 1952), Australian foil fencer
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Lindsay Benko
Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976), known by her married name Lindsay Mintenko since 2005, is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympian, former world record-holder, and a managing director of USA Swimming. She represe ...
(born 1976), American swimmer
* Tibor Benkő (1905–1988), Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete
Other
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Andrés Benkö
Andrés José Benkö Kapuváry, born December 2, 1943) is the founder of the Universidad Americana (1994) and was president from 1994 to 2013. He previously served as the President of INCADE y Ofor Consultores (1983–1994) and as Manager of Fun ...
(born 1943), founder of the Universidad Americana of Paraguay
* René Benko (born 1977), Austrian businessman
See also
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Benko Gambit
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after:
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:2. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. ...
, chess opening
* Benko Opening, chess opening
* Benkos Biohó, (late 16th century–1621), Mandinka and South American leader, founder of San Basilio de Palenque
* Benkow
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