András Paróczai

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András Paróczai (born May 11, 1956 in Jászladány , Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County ) is a former Hungarian middle -distance runner who specialized in the 800-meter distance .

At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1979 in Vienna, he won bronze. In 1980 he won silver at the European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen and reached the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Moscow . At the Indoor European Championships in 1981 he won silver again.

Four times he was Hungarian champion over 800 m (1975, 1978-1980) and twice over 400 m (1979, 1980). In 1980 he won the national 800 m title indoors.

Personal bests

  • 800 m: 1: 45.91 min, June 26, 1981, Oslo
    • Hall: 1: 47.73 min, February 22, 1981, Grenoble

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Championships
  2. ↑ gbrathletics: Hungarian Indoor Championships
personal data
SURNAME Paróczai, András
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Jászladány , Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county