Sándor Rozsnyói
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Sándor Rozsnyói was a Hungarian
athlete, who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase.
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.
Rozsnyoi remained in Australia after the Olympics rather than return home to Hungary which had been invaded by the Soviet Union. Rozsnyoi 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.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
athlete, who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase.
He competed for Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where he won the silver medal in the men's 3.000m steeplechase.
Rozsnyoi remained in Australia after the Olympics rather than return home to Hungary which had been invaded by the Soviet Union. Rozsnyoi became a physical education teacher in New South Wales, teaching at Epping Boys High School
Epping Boys High School
Epping Boys High School is a government high school located at Marsfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1957. Peter Garrard is the principal.-Achievements:...
, Cumberland High School and Model Farms High School, and was a coach with the Ryde-Hornsby Athletic Club.
Sources
- Sportlexikon II. (L–Z). Főszerk. Nádori László. Budapest: Sport. 1986. ISBN 963-253-441-7
- Rózsaligeti László: Magyar olimpiai lexikon. Budapest: Datus. 2000. ISBN 963 00 5577 5
- Révai új lexikona XVI. (Rac–Sy). Főszerk. Kollega Tarsoly István. Szekszárd: Babits. 2005. ISBN 963-9556-26-2