Zsolt Szeglet

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Zsolt Szeglet (born 4 May 1977 in Keszthely, Zala) is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres.

Professional career

He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. Szeglet finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Viktor Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh and Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships.

His personal best time over 400 m is 45.43 seconds, achieved in May 2001 in College Station.


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