György Csányi

György Csanyi ( born March 7, 1922 in Budapest, † December 13, 1978 ) was a Hungarian athlete, who specializes in the 100 -meter run and was an international success, especially as a relay runner.

Csanyi occupied at the Olympic Games in London in 1948 with the Hungarian 4 x 100 - meter relay team to fourth place. In the 100 -meter run, however, he retired from in the preliminary round. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, the Hungarian Season in the lineup László Zarandi, Géza Varasdi, György Csanyi and Béla Goldoványi won the bronze medal behind the Soviet team U.S. and. About 100 meters reached Csanyi this time the quarter-final round.

At the European Athletics Championships in Berne in 1954 he succeeded in winning the title in the 4 x 100 - meter relay. The Hungarian team placed in the Olympic occupation from 1952 with a time of 40.6 seconds a championship record and referred the British and the Soviet relay to the places. Csanyi launched his third Olympic participation in 1956 in Melbourne again with the Hungarian squadron, however, was eliminated in the semifinals.