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Alajos Szokolyi

Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (died 1932)

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Born
June 19, 1871
Died
September 9, 1932
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1871

About Alajos Szokolyi

Alajos János Szokolyi was a Hungarian athlete, sports organizer, sports manager, archivist and physician. The combination of Cash's training methods and Szokolyi's tenacious work paid off in early 1896, when at the Olympic test race Szokoly won the 110 metres hurdles race, thus secured a place in the Hungarian Olympic Team. He was also regularly awarded in the school-year ending gymnastic competitions. Founded in 1875, MAC was the first athletics club in continental Europe and played a pioneer role in developing sports in Hungary.

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Alajos Szokolyi timeline

  1. Founded in 1875, MAC was the first athletics club in continental Europe and played a pioneer role in developing sports in Hungary.
  2. The combination of Cash's training methods and Szokolyi's tenacious work paid off in early 1896, when at the Olympic test race Szokoly won the 110 metres hurdles race, thus secured a place in the Hungarian Olympic Team.

The world when Alajos Szokolyi was born

Alajos Szokolyi was born in 1871. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

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Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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