▁decision ▁of ▁I gl ó i ▁and ▁fellow ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁runner ▁L ász ló ▁T á bor i ▁not ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Hung ary ▁was ▁further ▁bad ▁news ▁for ▁R ó zs av öl gy i , ▁who ▁instead ▁of ▁training ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁friend ▁and ▁under ▁a ▁phenomen ally ▁successful ▁coach ▁and ▁ment or ▁had ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁career ▁essentially ▁alone . ▁However , ▁he ▁ ▁cop ed ▁with ▁this ▁situation ▁much ▁better ▁than ▁I har os , ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁world ▁class ▁form ▁for ▁another ▁Olymp i ad . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Italy , ▁R ó zs av öl gy i ▁got ▁a ▁partial ▁reven ge , ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁faster ▁than ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁world ▁record ▁over ▁the ▁distance . ▁ ▁R ó zs av öl gy i ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁aged ▁ 8 2 , ▁due ▁to ▁heart ▁and ▁lung ▁a il ments . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ob itu ary ▁from ▁European ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : H ung arian ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : World ▁record ▁set ters ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁bronze