Pál Simon
Personal information
Born31 December 1891 (1891-12-31)
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died15 January 1956 (1956-01-16) (aged 64)
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Sport
ClubMagyar AC
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Medley relay

Pál Simon (31 December 1891 – 15 January 1956)[1] was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Simon was a member of the Hungarian medley relay team that won a bronze medal. He was the first runner on the squad, running 200 metres. He was followed by Frigyes Wiesner, József Nagy, and Ödön Bodor. Simon gave the team a ten-yard lead over the Swedish team after his leg of the first round race. The Swedes made up the distance, however, and nearly eliminated the Hungarians. Bodor made an excellent effort and regained the lead in the second half of the race. In the final, Simon made his transfer while six yards behind the American team but a yard in front of the German squad. The team held second place until the final leg, in which Hanns Braun passed Bodor to relegate the Hungarians to bronze medals.

Simon also competed in the 100 and 200 metres races, finishing second and fourth in the first round heats of those races. He did not advance to the final in either race.

References

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 July 2006.


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