András Baronyi (September 13, 1892 – June 6, 1944) was a Hungarian

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and

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who competed in the

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and in the

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. He was born and died in

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. In 1908, he was eliminated in the first round of the 200 metre breaststroke event. Four years later, at the 1912 Olympics, he finished fourth in the 100 metre backstroke competition. At the same Olympics, he also finished seventh in the standing long jump contest.

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* 1892 births 1944 deaths Swimmers from Budapest Hungarian male breaststroke swimmers Hungarian male backstroke swimmers Hungarian male long jumpers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Olympic athletes for Hungary Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Budapest {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub