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István Grósz

Hungarian athlete

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ42310469 ↗
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István Grósz (20 November 1895 – 16 April 1945) was a Jewish Hungarian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

He was executed by the paramilitary of the Arrow Cross Party in 1944.

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The public source identifies “István Grósz” as hungarian athlete. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around István, Grósz and Hungarian.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1895, 1945, 1500, 1924—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1895-11-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with István, Grósz and Hungarian providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q42310469. VIAF identifies the subject as 1150262776905722220. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1895, 1945, 1500 and 1924.

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This entry incorporates text from “István Grósz” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.