István Donogán (; 13 December 1897 – 25 November 1966) was a Hungarian

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er. He competed in the

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in 1928 and 1932 and was third at the

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in 1934.

Career

Donogán competed in the

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, but only placed 17th with a throw of 41.78 m and failed to qualify for the final. Hungarian discus throwing experienced an upsurge in the early 1930s, with Donogán, József Remecz,

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and Kálmán Marvalits all entering the international elite. Donogán won the Hungarian championship in 1931; his best throw that year was 47.99 m, which broke the official Hungarian record, but both Remecz and Madarász threw beyond 48 m the same year. Donogán, Remecz and Madarász were among the favorites at the

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, together with the Americans and the French; Donogán threw 47.08 m in the Olympic final and placed fifth. He was the top Hungarian, just ahead of Madarász, as European record holder Remecz underperformed. Donogán placed third – again ahead of Remecz – at the

1934 European Athletics Championships The 1st European Athletics Championships were held in Turin, Italy, at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Stadio Benito Mussolini between 7 and 9 September 1934. A contemporaneous report on the event was given in the ''Glasgow Herald''. There were no ...

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, throwing 45.91 m. Donogán, who turned 37 that year, remains the oldest Hungarian medallist at the European championships. He won his second national discus title in 1935, the same year that he finished third behind

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donogan, Istvan 1897 births 1966 deaths Sportspeople from Senta Hungarians in Vojvodina Hungarian male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists