Endre Madarász (8 November 1909 – 5 May 1976) was a Hungarian

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who competed in the

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and in the

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Biography

Madarász born in Szerbittabé, won the British

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title in the discus event at the

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. In his first Olympic Games (Los Angeles) in 1932 he participated in the men's discus throw and finished in sixth place. Four years later in Berlin, he was eliminated in the qualifying event of the discus competition. Madarász won another the British

discus title at the 1933 AAA Championships. He died in

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References

1909 births 1976 deaths People from Žitište Sportspeople from Central Banat District People from the Kingdom of Hungary Hungarians in Vojvodina Hungarian male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub