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Károly Kárpáti

Károly Kárpáti, Hungarian Jewish wrestler (died 1996)

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Born
July 2, 1906
Died
September 23, 1996
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1906

About Károly Kárpáti

Károly Kárpáti was a Hungarian Olympic wrestling champion of Jewish heritage. Kárpáti was one of only around nine Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936. Defying the odds, in his crowning achievement, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1936 in the Lightweight Freestyle class. He won a silver medal in the Lightweight Freestyle class at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was Hungary's first "freestyle" wrestler, winning his first Hungarian National Junior title in 1925.

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Károly Kárpáti timeline

  1. He was Hungary's first "freestyle" wrestler, winning his first Hungarian National Junior title in 1925.
  2. He won a silver medal in the Lightweight Freestyle class at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  3. Kárpáti was one of only around nine Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
  4. Defying the odds, in his crowning achievement, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1936 in the Lightweight Freestyle class.

The world when Károly Kárpáti was born

Károly Kárpáti was born in 1906. 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 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

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

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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