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Sándor Rozsnyói

1930 - 2014

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Sándor Rozsnyói (born Sándor Rosner, 24 November 1930 – 2 September 2014) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 3,000-metre steeple chase. Born in Zalaegerszeg, he competed for Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the silver medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase. Rozsnyói absconded from the plane on his return trip to Hungary and became a refugee in Vienna, Austria, as the Soviet Union had invaded Hungary. His wife managed to escape to Austria and reunite with him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sándor Rozsnyói is the 1,055th most popular athlete (down from 317th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 412th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sándor Rozsnyói ranks 1,055 out of 6,025. Before him are Victor Thibault, Atanase Sciotnic, Vasili Kuznetsov, Robert Emmiyan, László Rajcsányi, and Valeria Bufanu. After him are Valerio Perentin, Rudolf Harbig, Bengt Eriksson, Edwin Vásquez, Eero Berg, and Léon Moreaux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sándor Rozsnyói ranks 443. Before him are Marisol Escobar, Eino Tamberg, Magomedali Magomedov, Bob Guccione, Éva Novák-Gerard, and Jean Brankart. After him are Alan Shugart, Ora Namir, Heinz Schiller, Adam Maida, Matt Monro, and Jacques Parizeau. Among people deceased in 2014, Sándor Rozsnyói ranks 355. Before him are Mary Stewart, Tony Benn, Bobby Womack, Billie Whitelaw, Cheo Feliciano, and João Ubaldo Ribeiro. After him are Bengt Eriksson, Gyude Bryant, Ernie Terrell, Horacio Troche, Matthew Cowles, and Elizabeth Jane Howard.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sándor Rozsnyói ranks 612 out of 1,077. Before him are László Cseh (1910), József Tóth (1951), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), György Kárpáti (1935), and László Rajcsányi (1907). After him are Kálmán Széll (1843), Károly Makk (1925), Anna Kéthly (1889), Thomas Sebeok (1920), József Turay (1905), and István Fekete (1900).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Sándor Rozsnyói ranks 43. Before him are László Szollás (1907), Ottó Boros (1929), Miklós Szilvási (1925), István Rózsavölgyi (1929), György Kárpáti (1935), and László Rajcsányi (1907). After him are István Barta (1895), Márton Homonnai (1906), Lajos Gönczy (1881), Béla Békessy (1875), Ödön Bodor (1882), and György Sarlós (1940).

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