Sándor Rozsnyói
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Hungary
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Melbourne 1956 | 3000 m steeplechase |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Bern 1954 | 3000 m steeplechase |
Sándor Rozsnyói, Rosner (24 November 1930 – 2 September 2014) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 3,000-metre steeple chase.[1]
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 3.000m steeplechase.
Rozsnyói remained in Australia after the Olympics rather than return home to Hungary which had been invaded by the Soviet Union. Rozsnyói became a physical education teacher in New South Wales, teaching at Epping Boys High School, Cumberland High School and Model Farms High School, and was a coach with the Ryde-Hornsby Athletic Club.
Sources
- ↑ "Meghalt a legsportszerűbb magyar olimpiai érmes" (in Hungarian). sportgeza.hu. 4 September 2014.
- Sportlexikon II. (L–Z). Főszerk. Nádori László. Budapest: Sport. 1986. ISBN 963-253-441-7 (Hungarian)
- Rózsaligeti László: Magyar olimpiai lexikon. Budapest: Datus. 2000. ISBN 963-00-5577-5 (Hungarian)
- Révai új lexikona XVI. (Rac–Sy). Főszerk. Kollega Tarsoly István. Szekszárd: Babits. 2005. ISBN 963-9556-26-2
(Hungarian)
- Rozsnyói on melbourne56.origo.hu (Hungarian)
- Profile on nssz.hu (Hungarian)
- szentkoronaradio.com: Interview with Rozsnyói about the olympic final (Hungarian)
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Incumbent |
Men's Steeplechase World Record Holder 28 August 1954 – 1 July 1955 |
Succeeded by Pentti Karvonen |
Preceded by Semyon Rzhishchin |
Men's Steeplechase World Record Holder 16 September 1956 – 2 August 1958 |
Succeeded by Semyon Rzhishchin |
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