István Donogán (; 13 December 1897 – 25 November 1966) was a Hungarian discus thrower. He competed in the
Summer Olympic Games
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in 1928 and 1932 and was third at the
European Championships
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in 1934.
Career
Donogán competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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in
Amsterdam
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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
József Remecz (3 March 1907 – 17 May 1989) was a Hungarian discus thrower. Remecz broke the European records in athletics, European record in men's discus throw several times and was the first European to break 50 metres. He was one of the favo ...
,
Endre Madarász
Endre Madarász (8 November 1909 – 5 May 1976)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
1932 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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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
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Results
Medalists ...
in
Turin
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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.