József Szécsényi

The native form of this personal name is Szécsényi József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

József Szécsényi (10 January 1932 – 19 March 2017) was a Hungarian track and field athlete, who competed in the discus throw event. He was the bronze medallist at the 1954 European Athletics Championships, becoming Hungary's second such medallist in the event after István Donogán.^[2]

József Szécsényi

Personal information
Born	(1932-01-10)10 January 1932 Szegvár, Hungary
Died	19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 85)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Medal record Representing  Hungary European Championships 1954 Bern Discus throw

Szécsényi was multiple Hungarian champion in discus (1955–1956, 1958–63, 1965).^[3] He participated in two Olympic Games (1960, 1964), reaching the final both times.^[4] He represented Hungary three times at the European Athletics Championships (1954, 1958, 1962).

He also competed as a student-athlete and was a medallist at the 1954 World Student Games, 1957 World University Games and the World Festival of Youth and Students in 1955 and 1962.^[5][6]