Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Zoltán•Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky |
Used name | Zoltán•Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky |
Born | 16 April 1902 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
Died | 8 July 1992 in Kansas City, Missouri (USA) |
Affiliations | Honvéd Tiszti Sportegyesület |
NOC | Hungary |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
During his career Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky represented Hungary twice at the Olympics. His greatest individual achievement was the 1932 bronze medal in Los Angeles in small-bore rifle, placing eighth in the same event in 1936. In 1935 he won a gold medal at the World Championships in the military rifle team event. He immigrated to the USA after World War II, where he worked as a fencing and soccer coach at the Fordham University School of Business in New York City.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1932 Summer Olympics | Shooting | HUN | Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky | |||
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
1936 Summer Olympics | Shooting | HUN | Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky | |||
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | =8 |