Lajos Keresztes

Lajos Keresztes
Personal information
Born(1900-04-30)April 30, 1900
Ocna Mureș, Romania
DiedAugust 9, 1978(1978-08-09) (aged 78)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Lightweight

Lajos Keresztes (30 April 1900 – 9 August 1978) was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][2]

Olympics

Keresztes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris where he won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the lightweight class.[3] He won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lajos Keresztes Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Lajos Keresztes". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling" Archived 20 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)
  4. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Wrestling" Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 2 September 2008)


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