Vilmos Rácz

{{short description|Hungarian sprinter}}

{{Eastern name order|Rácz Vilmos}}

Vilmos Rácz (March 31, 1889 – July 18, 1976) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71260 |title=Vilmos Rácz |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 March 2021}}

File:Rácz Vilmos 1911.jpg

In the 100 metres, Rácz took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.

His result in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres was no different, with his time of 23.3 seconds putting him second in his heat again.

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Sources

  • {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
  • {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 20 July 2006 | archive-date = 27 September 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | url-status = dead }}
  • {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 20 July 2006|language=pl}}