József Darányi (28 September 1905 – 23 December 1990) was a Hungarian

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ter who competed in the

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, in the

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, and in the

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Career

Darányi broke the

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in both-handed shot put (an event in which the shot was thrown with the right hand and separately with the left hand, and the best results for each hand were added together) on three occasions. He first broke

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's world record of 28.00 m in June 1931, achieving a total of 28.04 m (14.80 m/13.24 m). Three months later he improved to 28.67 m (15.43 m/13.24 m). Darányi lost the record to

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in 1934, but regained it the following year with a total of 29.46 m (15.77 m/13.69 m), his eventual best. Darányi finished second behind Georg Brechenmacher in the shot put event at the

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. Two years later Darányi won the British AAA title in the shot put event at the

1929 AAA Championships The 1929 AAA Championships was the 1929 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 July 1929 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, En ...

and successfully regained the British AAA Championships shot put title at the

1931 AAA Championships The 1931 AAA Championships was the 1931 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3 to 4 July 1931 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, En ...

References

1905 births 1990 deaths Hungarian male shot putters Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletes from Veszprém County People from Veresegyház Athletes from Pest County 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub