István Somodi
István Somodi (born August 22, 1885 in Cluj , today Romania , † June 8, 1963 ibid) was a Hungarian high and long jumper .
At the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens in 1906 , he was eighth in the long jump and sixth in the standing long jump . In the high jump he did not make it into the top eight.
In 1908 he shared the silver medal with Con Leahy and Géo André , behind Harry Porter (1.905 m) , in the high jump at the Olympic Games in London with a jump of 1.88 m .
In 1905 he became national champion in the long jump and in 1908 in the high jump.
Web links
- István Somodi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Somodi, Istvan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian high and long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cluj |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1963 |
| Place of death | Cluj |