György Csányi (7 March 1922 – 13 December 1978) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He competed for Hungary at the

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held in

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where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay with his team mates László Zarándi, Géza Varasdi and Béla Goldoványi.

Competition record

References

1922 births 1978 deaths Hungarian male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Hungarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub