János Greminger (5 May 1929 – 17 October 2009) was a Hungarian

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player. He was born in

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

Hungarian national team

Greminger was a member of the senior men's

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. He was a part of the Hungarian national team, that was eliminated after the group stage of the

1952 Summer Olympic Games The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He played in all six of Hungary's games during the tournament. He was also a part of the Hungarian national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where Hungary finished in 9th place. He also played with Hungary at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where his team finished in 13th place.

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1929 births 2009 deaths Hungarian people of German descent Hungarian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Hungary Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics FIBA EuroBasket-winning players Sportspeople from Szeged {{Hungary-basketball-bio-stub