Did Elod Macskasy really compete in Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

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  • Did Elod Macskasy really compete in Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

    Wikipedia mentions that Elod Macskasy (1919-1990) took part in swimming at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The reference is to an article by Gordon Taylor written shortly after Elod's death in the April 1990 issue (p 24-25) of the CFC magazine.

    However - when I look at the results from swimming (Wikipedia - includes all heats as well as finals) - there is no mention of him. Also - he would have been 17 years old at the time. I also checked the Hungarian Olympics web page which has lists of all participants in every Olympics. I checked the 1948 and 1952 Olympics (summer and winter) as well.

    So - is this an urban legend? Maybe he used another name?
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