Rezső Ignác Boldizsár "Rudolf" Bauer (2 January 1879 in
Budapest
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– 9 November 1932 in
Sósér, now part of the village
Dunatetétlen
Dunatetétlen () is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population of 528 people (2015).
References
Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County
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) was a
Hungarian athlete and the winner of the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
in the men's
discus throw
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at the
1900 Summer Olympics
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. He won with 36.04 metres, a new Olympic record.
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1879 births
1932 deaths
Athletes from Budapest
Hungarian male discus throwers
Olympic athletes for Hungary
Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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