Alajos Szokolyi
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.
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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.4 sec (1891) 110 m hurdles – 17.4 sec (1897) Triple jump – 12.48 m (1896) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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