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Hungarian discus thrower The native form of this personal name is Madarász Endre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Endre Madarász
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born8 November 1909
Szerbittabé, Serbia
Died5 May 1976 (aged 66)
Budapest, Hungary
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
ClubSzegedi AK/BSZKRT

Endre Madarász (8 November 1909 – 5 May 1976) was a Hungarian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Madarász born in Szerbittabé, won the British AAA Championships title in the discus event at the 1931 AAA Championships.

In his first Olympic Games (Los Angeles) in 1932 he participated in the men's discus throw and finished in sixth place. Four years later in Berlin, he was eliminated in the qualifying event of the discus competition.

Madarász won another the British AAA Championships discus title at the 1933 AAA Championships.

He died in Budapest.

References

  1. Profile of Endre Madarász (in Hungarian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Endre Madarász". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  7. "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
AAA Championships winners in men's discus throw
1876–1939
1946–59
1960–2006
Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in men's discus throw


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