Frigyes Mezei (né ''Friedrich Wiesner;'' 26 September 1887,

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– 22 March 1938,

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) was a Hungarian

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. He competed at the

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and at the

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. Mezei was a member of the Hungarian medley relay team that won a bronze medal. He was the second runner on the squad, running 200 metres. He followed

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and was followed by József Nagy and

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. Mezei gave Nagy a six-yard lead over the

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team in the first round, but Nagy could not hold on to it. He made the transfer to Bodor while three yards behind. Bodor regained the lead in the race's second half to keep the Hungarians in the competition. In the final, Nagy was able to make the transfer to Bodor while five yards ahead of the

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runners, though hopelessly behind the dominant

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team. This time, Bodor was passed, and the Hungarians finished third. In the

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, Mezei placed fourth out of five in his first round heat to be eliminated without advancing to the semifinals. He was also eliminated in his preliminary heat of the

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, placing second of three with a time of 24.0 seconds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezei, Frigyes 1887 births 1938 deaths People from Mór Hungarian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Fejér County Hungarian Athletics Championships winners