Lajos Gönczy
Lajos Gönczy (born February 24, 1881 in Szeged , † December 4, 1915 in Galicia ) was a Hungarian high jumper who took part in three Olympic Games.
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 he was third in the high jump with 1.75 m ( Irving Baxter won with 1.90 m in front of Patrick Leahy with 1.78 m).
In 1904 in St. Louis he was fourth in the high jump and fifth in the standing vault .
At the Olympic Intermediate Games in 1906 , he won silver in the high jump with 1.75 m behind Con Leahy (1.775 m) and was fifth in the standing high jump.
In 1904 and 1905 he became national champion. He set his best performance of 1.82 m in 1902.
Web links
- Lajos Gönczy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gönczy, Lajos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szeged |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1915 |
| Place of death | Galicia |