Károly Radóczy (30 August 1885 – 17 January 1962) was a Hungarian

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. He competed at the

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and at the

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. In 1908 in the

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, Radóczy advanced to the semifinals after a walkover win in the preliminary heats. In Radóczy's first actual race he clocked in at 22.8 seconds, 0.2 seconds behind Robert Kerr and 0.1 seconds behind William Hamilton. His third-place finish in the heat did not qualify him to advance to the final. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres competition.

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* 1885 births 1962 deaths Athletes from Budapest Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary Hungarian male sprinters Hungarian male middle-distance runners 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub