Dezső Wein or Desiderius Wein (also known as ''Dezső Boros''; January 19, 1873 – June 5, 1944) was a Hungarian

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and

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, who competed at the

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. Wein competed in the

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, vault, and rings individual events. He did not win medals in any of those competitions, though his exact ranking in each is unknown.

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Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
1873 births 1944 deaths Gymnasts from Budapest Gymnasts at the 1896 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Hungary 20th-century Hungarian physicians Physicians from Austria-Hungary {{Hungary-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub