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.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
Szécsényi was multiple Hungarian champion in discus (1955–1956, 1958–63, 1965).Hungarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27. He participated in two Olympic Games (1960, 1964), reaching the final both times.József SZÉCSÉNYI . All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27. 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.World Student Games UIE. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.World Student Games (Pre-universiade). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-27.
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