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Elias Katz

Elias Katz, Finnish runner and coach (died 1947)

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Born
June 22, 1901
Died
December 26, 1947
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1901

About Elias Katz

Elias Katz was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase in the 1920s. In 1933, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he lived for the rest of his life. Katz competed for Finland in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3000-meter steeple chase where he won the silver medal. In 1926, he was part of the Finnish four-member team that set the world record in the 1,500-meter relay race.

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Elias Katz timeline

  1. Katz competed for Finland in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3000-meter steeple chase where he won the silver medal.
  2. In 1926, he was part of the Finnish four-member team that set the world record in the 1,500-meter relay race.

The world when Elias Katz was born

Elias Katz was born in 1901. 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.

Culture in 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Elias Katz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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