Zoltán Speidl (17 March 1880 in
Losonc – 3 July 1917 in
Budapest
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) was a
Hungarian track and field athlete
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who competed at the
1900 Summer Olympics
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.
He participated in the
400 metres competition and in the
200 metres hurdles competition, but was eliminated in the first round in both events. In the
800 metres competition he advanced to the final and finished fifth.
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1880 births
1917 deaths
Hungarian male sprinters
Hungarian male hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Hungary
People from Lučenec
Sportspeople from the Banská Bystrica Region
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