Géza Szegedy

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Intercalated Games • Non-starter
SexMale
Full nameGéza•Szegedy
Used nameGéza•Szegedy
Born1884 in Buziaș, Timiș (ROU)
Died23 September 1914 in Jagodina, Pomoravlje (SRB)
AffiliationsBEAC, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

Géza Szegedy started his sporting carrier at KEAC, and later became a Hungarian champion in high jump as an athlete of BEAC in 1906. In the same year, he participated in the Athens Olympics. After the Olympics, he returned to KEAC, winning a number of tournaments. Later he worked as a teacher in Oradea (today Romania). He died in the First World War.

Personal Best: HJ - 1.78 (1908).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1906 Intercalated Games Athletics HUN Géza Szegedy
High Jump, Men (Intercalated) AC
Standing High Jump, Men (Intercalated) =9
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics HUN Géza Szegedy
High Jump, Men (Olympic) DNS

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