Mihály András Dávid (31 July 1886 – 3 April 1945) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

. He was born in the village of Porkerec, now Purcărete, part of Negrilești, Bistrița-Năsăud,

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. He competed for Hungary in the

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held in

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in the shot put where he won the silver medal. He died in

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in 1945.

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* 1886 births 1945 deaths Sportspeople from Bistrița-Năsăud County Hungarian male shot putters Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub