István Rózsavölgyi

Hungarian middle-distance runner

István Rózsavölgyi

The native form of this personal name is Rózsavölgyi István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Olympic medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Hungary
| 1960 Rome | 1500 metres

István Rózsavölgyi (30 March 1929 – 27 January 2012)[1][2] was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 1500 metres.

## Career

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Rózsavölgyi was born in Budapest. One of the star pupils of Mihály Iglói, he entered the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia as the world record holder over 1000 metres, 1500 metres and 2000 metres and was expected to be a leading contender for the 1500 metres Olympic gold. However, outside circumstances shook the spirit of team Hungary. Sándor Iharos, another superstar, was absent. Back home, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 had just been quashed by the Soviet army. Rózsavölgyi failed to even make the final.[3]

The post-Olympic decision of Iglói and fellow 1500 m runner László Tábori not to return to Hungary was further bad news for Rózsavölgyi, who instead of training with a good friend and under a phenomenally successful coach and mentor had to continue his career essentially alone. However, he coped with this situation much better than Iharos, and stayed in world class form for another Olympiad. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Rózsavölgyi got a partial revenge, winning the 1500 metres bronze medal in a time faster than his 1955 world record over the distance.

## Death

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Rózsavölgyi died on 27 January 2012, aged 82, due to heart and lung ailments.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Elhunyt Rózsavölgyi István" (in Hungarian). Népszava. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
2. ^ ROZSAVOLGYI, FORMER 1500M WORLD RECORD HOLDER, DEAD AT 82
3. ^ "István Rózsavölgyi Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.

## External links

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* Obituary from European Athletics

Records

Preceded by

Audun Boysen

|  Men's 1000 m world record holder
21 September 1955 – 19 September 1958
With:  Audun Boysen | Succeeded by

Dan Waern

Preceded by

Sándor Iharos
László Tábori
Gunnar Nielsen

|  Men's 1500 m world record holder
3 August 1956 – 11 July 1957  | Succeeded by

Olavi Salsola
Olavi Salonen

Preceded by

Gaston Reiff

|  Men's 2000 m world record holder
2 October 1955 – 14 June 1962  | Succeeded by

Michel Jazy

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Hungarian Athletics Championships winners in men's 1500 metres

* 1896: František Horn
* 1897: Bohumil Rudl
* 1898: Felix Graf
* 1899–00: Herman Wratschil
* 1901: Ferenc Gillemot
* 1902: Pál Bredl
* 1903–04: József Nagy
* 1905–06: Ödön Bodor
* 1907: Imre Veres
* 1908: Ödön Bodor
* 1909: József Nagy
* 1910: Ödön Bodor
* 1911: János Antal
* 1912–13: Ferenc Forgács
* 1914: Teofil Savniky
* 1915: József Bese
* 1916: Márton Fonyó
* 1917: Jenő Némethy
* 1918: István Grósz
* 1919: Vince Vörös
* 1920: István Grósz
* 1921: Jenő Némethy
* 1922–23: János Benedek
* 1924: Lajos Bejczy
* 1925: Márton Fonyó
* 1926: Elek Szerb
* 1927: Elek Szerb
* 1928: József Marton
* 1929–30: Miklós Szabó
* 1931: László Barsi
* 1932–37: Miklós Szabó
* 1938: Gusztváv Harsányi
* 1939: László Híres
* 1940–42: Gusztváv Harsányi
* 1943: László Híres
* 1944–50: Sándor Garay
* 1951: Ernő Béres
* 1952: Sándor Garay
* 1953–54: Sándor Iharos
* 1955: László Tábori
* 1956–60: István Rózsavölgyi
* 1961: Lajos Szentgáli
* 1962–63: Péter Parsch
* 1964–65: György Kiss
* 1966: István Jóny
* 1967: György Kiss
* 1968: Róbert Honti
* 1969: János Török
* 1970: Péter Mohácsi
* 1971–72: György Molnár
* 1973: János Török
* 1974–77: János Zemen
* 1978: László Kispál
* 1979: János Hrenek
* 1980: István Lajkó
* 1981: Imre Deák Nagy
* 1982: Attila Sulyok
* 1983: László Tóth
* 1984: József Búcsúházi
* 1985: Gábor K. Szabó
* 1986: Gábor K. Szabó
* 1987: István Knipl
* 1988–94: Róbert Banai
* 1995–2001: Balázs Csillag
* 2002: Béla Horváth
* 2003: Olivér Bodor
* 2004: Balázs Csillag
* 2005: Gábor Csaja
* 2006: Barnabás Bene
* 2007: Balázs Csillag
* 2008: Péter Szemeti
* 2009–10: Tamás Kazi
* 2011: Péter Szemeti
* 2012: Annulled
* 2013–14: Tamás Kazi
* 2015: László Gregor

Note that between 1896–1914 the championships were held on 1 mile distance.

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