Dezső Szabó (born 4 September 1967 in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
) is a retired
Hungarian decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...
. His son, also named Dezső Szabó, competed in
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
at the
2006 World Junior Championships.
Achievements
Awards
* Hungarian athlete of the Year (1): 1990
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Hungarian decathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Hungary
Athletes from Budapest
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for Hungary
Universiade bronze medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people
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