Antal Odri

Antal Odri’s first love was football. As a youngster, he empathized with this sport and happily kicked the ball in the colors of Farkasréti AFC. In 1925, Sporthirlap, a sport magazine, announced a running competition for footballers. Odri did not excel, but the athletics columnist of Sporthirlap, Ödön Bodor, discovered the talent in him. He started at MTK and later became a member of the national champion relay of BBTE. He finished fourth in the Hungarian Championship in 1928 at 400m, thus gaining the right to participate in the 1928 Olympics as a member of the 4x400m relay. He won the Hungarian championship three times with the BBTE relay: in 1928-1929 in the 4x400m and in 1929 in the 4x100m relay.

Personal Best: 400 – 50.3 (1928).