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in the Pentathlon where he won the silver medal. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

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1898 births 1979 deaths Hungarian heptathletes Hungarian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic decathletes Athletes from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub