Zsolt Szeglet (born 4 May 1977 in

Keszthely Keszthely (; also known by other alternative names) is a Hungarian city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economi ...

, Zala) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

Professional career

He finished fifth at the

2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany. Men's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was p ...

, and participated in the Olympic Games in

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and 2004. Szeglet finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Viktor Kovács,

Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos (born 21 February 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 ...

Roland Németh Roland Németh (born 19 September 1974 in Szombathely, Vas) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved ...

and Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best time over 400 m is 45.43 seconds, achieved in May 2001 in College Station.

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* * * 1977 births Living people Hungarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Hungary Sportspeople from Keszthely {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub