Nándor János Dáni (2 July 1871 – 30 December 1948) was a Hungarian athlete. Domestically, he would represent multiple sports clubs in multiple sports such as athletics, cycling, and

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. During his career, he would set two

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, one in the

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and

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. Later on, he would be selected to compete for Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He would be entered in four events but would only compete in one, the men's 800 metres. There, he would earn the silver medal with a time of 2:11.8, earning Hungary's first Olympic medal. Later on, he would become a member of the Hungarian Athletics Association and would become the chairman of a

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factory.

Biography

Nándor János Dáni was born on 2 July 1871 in

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. Domestically, he would represent multiple sports clubs in multiple sports. He would represent

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in athletics and cycling, Neptun Evezős Egyesület in rowing, and Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet in

. He would set a Hungarian record in 1894 in the

with a time of 10.3 seconds and would remain unbroken for nine years. He would also run a Hungarian record-setting time of 2:05.5 in the

and it would last for fourteen years. Dáni would later be selected to compete for Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics in

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, Greece. There, he would be entered in the men's 100 metres,

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, and

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, but would not compete in either of the four events. He would only compete in the men's 800 metres. He would compete in the heats on 6 April against three other competitors. There, he would place second with a time of 2:10.2 and would qualify for the finals. In the finals on 9 April, he would place second with a time of 2:11.8, placing behind behind

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of Australia who had set an

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in the distance. His silver medal win would earn Hungary's first Olympic medal. After his career in sport, he would become a member of the Hungarian Athletics Association. He would also become the director and then chairman of a

factory. Dáni later died on 30 December 1948 in Budapest.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dani, Nandor 1871 births 1948 deaths Athletes from Budapest Hungarian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Hungary Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary