Ferenc Forgács (also reported as ''Forgách'', , born 25 September 1891 – 25 August 1950) was a Slovak track and field athlete who competed for

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in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was born in

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. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres competition as well as of the 1500 metres event.

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* 1891 births 1950 deaths Hungarian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Hungary Olympic athletes for Slovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Bratislava 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub