The native form of this personal name is Szokolyi Alajos. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Alajos Szokolyi
Alajos Szokolyi
Personal information
Nationality
Hungarian
Born
(1871-06-19)19 June 1871 Rónicz, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Hronec, Slovakia)
Died
9 September 1932(1932-09-09) (aged 61) Bernece, Kingdom of Hungary
Sport
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
Men's athletics
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
1896 Athens
100 metres
Alajos János Szokolyi (also referred to as Alajos Szokoly, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɒlɒjoʃˈsokoji]; 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]
^ abcd"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.
childless godparents, Alajos Schőnn, a veteran of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and Amália Szokoly, sister of Alajos' father. Szokolyi went to grammar school...
swimmer Alajos Keserű (1905–1965), Hungarian water polo player Alajos Stróbl (1856–1926), Hungarian sculptor and artist AlajosSzokolyi or Alajos Szokoly...
These include ties between Francis Lane of the United States and AlajosSzokolyi of Hungary, for the third place in the 100 metres, and between Evangelos...
12.0 Fritz Hofmann Germany 12.2 Francis Lane United States 12.6 AlajosSzokolyi Hungary 400 metres details Thomas Burke United States 56.2 OR Herbert...
In the final, he ran 12.6 seconds and tied for the third place with AlajosSzokolyi of Hungary, and both are considered as bronze medalists. At those games...
race have only been shared on one other occasion in Olympic history: AlajosSzokolyi and Francis Lane were joint third at the 1896 men's final. Starting...
United States Fritz Hofmann Germany Francis Lane United States AlajosSzokolyi Hungary 1900 Paris details Frank Jarvis United States Walter Tewksbury...
seconds, just barely behind the joint bronze medalists Francis Lane and AlajosSzokolyi to finish in fifth place. "Alexandros Chalkokondylis". Olympedia. Retrieved...
poet (d. 1896) 1865 – May Whitty, English actress (d. 1948) 1871 – AlajosSzokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (d. 1932) 1872 – Theodore...
Sándor Rozsnyói Márta Rudas Elemér Somfay István Somodi Béla Szepes AlajosSzokolyi Annamária Tóth Gyula Zsivótzky Zoltán Béres István Kovács György Mizsei...
may have entered and not started (or possibly have competed) along with Szokolyi. Track & road events Field events Hajós won both events he entered, taking...
county were: The towns of Vámosmikola and Szob are now in Hungary. AlajosSzokolyi Hungarian: Hont vármegye, Honth; Latin: Comitatus Hontiensis, Honthum;...
United States Fritz Hofmann Germany Francis Lane United States AlajosSzokolyi Hungary Fencing Men's foil Eugène-Henri Gravelotte France Henri Callot...
throw) Antal Kiss (50 km walk) Zoltán Kővágó (Discus throw) 0 1 0 9 AlajosSzokolyi (100 m) Gyula Kellner (Marathon) Lajos Gönczy dr. (High jump) Pál Simon...
the 1 mile event – were approved as official competitions, making AlajosSzokolyi and František Horn the first Hungarian Athletics Championships winners...
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