Roland Németh (born 19 September 1974 in

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

Vas County Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project. Geography Vas County lies in weste ...

) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany. Men's results Track 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 1 Dwain Chambers originally won the 100 m in 9.96 and was p ...

. Participating in the

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, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making it through to the second round. He finished sixth in the second round, thus failing to achieve qualification to the semi-finals. Németh finished seventh with the Hungarian

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hi ...

team, which consisted of

Viktor Kovács Viktor Kovács (born 27 December 1973) is a Hungarian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres. He finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh, and Zsolt Szeglet, at th ...

Gábor Dobos Gábor Dobos (born 21 February 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 ...

, Németh and

Zsolt Szeglet Zsolt Szeglet (born 4 May 1977 in Keszthely, Zala) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres. Career Competing for the Baylor Bears track and field program, Szeglet won titles in the 4 × 400 m at the 2000 and 2001 NCAA outdo ...

, at the 1999 World Championships. He holds national record in 100 m, achieved in June 1999 in

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1974 births Living people Hungarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Hungary Sportspeople from Szombathely Athletes from Vas County European Athletics Championships medalists Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{hungary-athletics-bio-stub