Antal Róka
| Antal Róka medal table |
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 Hungary
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| bronze | 1952 Helsinki | 50 km |
| European championships | ||
| bronze | 1954 Bern | 50 km |
Antal Róka (born June 25, 1927 in Cașinu Nou , Romania ; † September 16, 1970 in Siófok , Hungary ) was a Hungarian walker .
Internationally, Róka appeared mainly on the 50-kilometer distance . At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 he won the bronze medal in 4: 31: 27.2 hours behind the Italian Giuseppe Dordoni (4: 28: 07.8 hours) and the Czechoslovakian Josef Doležal (4: 30: 17.8 hours) . He achieved the same placement at the European Athletics Championships in 1954 in Bern with a time of 4:31:32 hours behind the Soviet athlete Wladimir Uchow (4:22:11 hours) and again Josef Doležal (4:25:07 hours).
At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 , Róka finished fifth in 4:50:09 hours, far behind the walkers in front of him. His personal best over 50 kilometers was 4:21:58 hours, set in 1956.
Web links
- Antal Róka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Róka, Antal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian walker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cașinu Nou , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1970 |
| Place of death | Siófok , Hungary |