 Alajos Szokolyi | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1871 Rónicz, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Hronec, Slovakia) | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1932 (aged 61) Bernece, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 110 m hurdles, triple jump, high jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Magyar AC | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Cash | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.4 sec (1891)[1] 110 m hurdles – 17.4 sec (1897)[1] Triple jump – 12.48 m (1896)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alajos János Szokolyi (also referred to as Alajos Szokoly, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒlɒjoʃ ˈsokoji]; Slovak: Alojz Sokol; 19 June 1871 – 9 September 1932) was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician.[2]
He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in 100 metres dash. In the same year he also won the first ever edition of the Hungarian Athletics Championships in 100 yards dash.[1][3]
- ^ a b c d "Alajos Szokoly Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Alajos Szokolyi". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Alajos Szokolyi". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.