 Sumegi at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Zoltan Sumegi | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1954 (age 69) Orange, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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