János Murányi

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

János Murányi (born January 13, 1944, in Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) is a retired male discus thrower from Hungary. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he ended up in 12th place in the overall-rankings. Murányi is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the 1970 Summer Universiade in Torino, Italy.

Personal Best: DT – 66.38 m (1971)

Measurements: 188 cm / 107 kg

Affiliations: Budapesti Spartacus SC, Budapest (HUN)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Murányi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.