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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 15 April 1912||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 April 1999 86) Innsbruck, Austria | (aged||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gábor Alapy (15 April 1912 – 11 April 1999) was a Hungarian rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with the men's eight where they came fifth. [1] [2]
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