István Grósz Explained

István Grósz
Nationality:Hungarian
Sport:Middle-distance running
Event:1500 metres
Birth Date:20 November 1895
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Death Place:Budapest, Hungary

István Grósz (20 November 1895  - 16 April 1945)[1] was a Jewish Hungarian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]

He was executed by the paramilitary of the Arrow Cross Party in 1944.

Notes and References

  1. Király Pál él és viruló egészségben nyilatkozik a Népsportnak Népsport, 1945-08-08 p 4.
  2. István Grósz Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185024/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/istvan-grosz-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 October 2017.
  3. http://olimpia.hu/champdata/details/id/22310/ "Keresés eredménye - Grósz István (Gross)"