Pál Sajgó (June 28, 1922 – April 18, 2016) was a Hungarian cross-country skier and

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who competed in the 1950s. He was born in

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. At the

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, he finished 53rd in the 18 km event and 27th in the 50 km event. Eight years later he finished 34th in the 15 km event. In the 20 km biathlon competition he finished 26th.

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18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52Pál Sajgó's obituary
1922 births 2016 deaths People from Gheorgheni Hungarian male cross-country skiers Hungarian male biathletes Olympic cross-country skiers of Hungary Olympic biathletes of Hungary Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1960 Winter Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub