György Sztantics
György Sztantics [ ˈɟørɟ ˈstɒntitʃ ] (born August 19, 1878 in Szabadka, today Subotica ; † July 9, 1918 ibid) was a Hungarian athlete . He was the second Olympic walking champion.
On April 30, 1906 at the Olympic Intermediate Games , the first 1500 meter walking competition in Olympic history was held. It was won by the American George Bonhag , who was actually a middle-distance runner. In this final the Hungarian György Sztantics came in seventh and last place. The next day the 3000 meter walk was held. Sztantics won in 15: 13.2 minutes ahead of the German Hermann Müller .
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- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996. Full results from AOHNA. Athens to Atlanta track and fields athletics . German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999, ( 100 years of athletics in Germany ).
Web links
- György Sztantics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sztantics, György |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Subotica |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1918 |
| Place of death | Subotica |