István Déván
István Déván (Stefan von Déván; born November 4, 1890 in Preßburg , Austria-Hungary , today Bratislava , Slovakia ; † April 20, 1977 in Kempten , Germany ) was a Hungarian athlete who became known as an all-rounder .
biography
István Déván's career as an athlete included athletics, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined , speed skating, bobsleigh and motorcycle racing.
Déván celebrated several national championships. So he became Hungarian champion in 1912 in Nordic combined and in 1914 in five-man bobsleigh. In 1922 he won the championship title in speed skating over 500, 1500 and 5000 meters. In athletics he was Hungarian champion over 440 yards in 1912 and over 400 and 800 meters in 1915. In 1926 he won the motorcycle championship over 100 kilometers.
István Déván is one of the few athletes who competed in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. At the 1912 Games in Stockholm , he competed in the 200- , 400-meter run and the Hungarian 4-by-400-meter relay . Both over 400 meters and with the relay , he was eliminated in the heats. Over 200 meters he was able to qualify for the semifinals, but failed there as third of his run.
At the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix , he competed in 18 km cross-country skiing and finished 31st out of 41 runners who started. In the Nordic Combined he was in 24th place after the run. He did not take part in the final competition.
After the Second World War he moved to the Federal Republic of Germany and had his name Germanized to Stefan von Déván . He worked as a writer and editor.
Publications
- Stefan von Déván: The modern ski sport. Jump and endurance run including all the details of skiing: cross-country skiing, jumping, training, building ski jumps, organizing races, the latest race rules, instructions for jumping judges, equipment of the skier, mounting and handling of the skis, etc. Verlag Turistik und Alpinismus, Budapest 1924 .
- Stefan von Déván: Standard runs in Europe. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 1938
- The history of athletics world records. Déván Athletics Service, Déván Athletics Service, Kempten 1966.
Web links
- István Déván in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Déván, István |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Déván, Stefan von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bratislava |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1977 |
| Place of death | Kempten (Allgäu) |