Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | László•Magdics (Mátrai-) |
Used name | László•Magdics |
Born | 23 December 1902 in Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun (HUN) |
Died | 30 July 1972 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN) |
Affiliations | MAFC, Budapest (HUN) |
NOC | Hungary |
László Magdics was an athlete of the MAFC between 1923 and 1930, primarily as a mid-distance runner. In 1927 he won the Hungarian championship in the 800-meter and a year later he participated in the first World College Championship in Rome, finishing in the first place in the so-called Swedish relay. He was a member of the 4x400 relay at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Magdics stopped racing early for health reasons, but did not break away from athletics and worked as a judge for decades. Even on the day of his death, he officiated at the Budapest Youth Championship, but on his return home he was involved in a fatal tram accident. His civilian profession was mechanical engineering, and his son became a renowned sports photographer.
Personal Best: 400 – 50.0 (1928).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1928 Summer Olympics | Athletics | HUN | László Magdics | |||
400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 3 h13 r1/4 | |||||
800 metres, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Hungary | 3 h1 r1/2 |