Miklós Szabó was a retired lieutenant colonel who served as the chief of operations of the land forces command in the Hungarian Army. Szabó was also a keen sports shooter, representing both BHSE Budapest and the national team during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1960 he competed in the free rifle event at the Roma Olympics, where he placed 18th in the final, scoring 1,096 points out of a possible 1,200. In addition to the Olympics he also represented Hungary at the World and European Championships, winning bronze at the latter in the military rifle three positions team 300 metres event in 1965 in Al-Qahira (Cairo).
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